Columbian School (Raton, New Mexico)

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Columbian School
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Location700 N. 2nd St., Raton, New Mexico
Coordinates 36°54′36″N104°26′13″W / 36.91000°N 104.43694°W / 36.91000; -104.43694 (Columbian School) Coordinates: 36°54′36″N104°26′13″W / 36.91000°N 104.43694°W / 36.91000; -104.43694 (Columbian School)
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1939
Architect Willard C. Kruger
Architectural styleModerne
MPS New Deal in New Mexico MPS
NRHP reference # 96000261 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 1996

The Columbian School in Raton, New Mexico, at 700 N. 2nd St., is a Moderne-style school which was built as a Works Progress Administration project in 1939. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

Raton, New Mexico City in New Mexico, United States

Raton is a city and the county seat of Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico. The city is located just south of Raton Pass. The city is also located approximately 6.5 miles south of the New Mexico/ Colorado border and 85 miles west of Texas.

Moderne architecture

Moderne architecture, also sometimes referred to as "Style Moderne" or simply "Moderne", describes certain styles of architecture popular from 1925 through the 1940s.

Works Progress Administration largest and most ambitious United States federal government New Deal agency

The Works Progress Administration was an American New Deal agency, employing millions of job-seekers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. It was established on May 6, 1935, by Executive Order 7034. In a much smaller project, Federal Project Number One, the WPA employed musicians, artists, writers, actors and directors in large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects. The four projects dedicated to these were: the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP), the Historical Records Survey (HRS), the Federal Theatre Project (FTP), the Federal Music Project (FMP), and the Federal Art Project (FAP). In the Historical Records Survey, for instance, many former slaves in the South were interviewed; these documents are of great importance for American history. Theater and music groups toured throughout America, and gave more than 225,000 performances. Archaeological investigations under the WPA were influential in the rediscovery of pre-Columbian Native American cultures, and the development of professional archaeology in the US.

It was designed by architect Willard C. Kruger. Additions to the school in 1950 and 1970 do not detract from the historical character. [2]

Willard Carl Kruger (1910-1984) was an American architect born in Sperry, Texas, who grew up in Raton, New Mexico. He founded W. C. Kruger and Associates, which was an American architectural and engineering firm. The firm designed a number of Los Alamos buildings, as part of the Manhattan Project.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2013-11-02.
  2. 1 2 David Kammer (September 30, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Columbian School". National Park Service . Retrieved August 6, 2019. With accompanying two photos from 1995