De Borgia Schoolhouse

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De Borgia Schoolhouse
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South elevation of De Borgia Schoolhouse with flag pole and bell, De Borgia, Montana
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Location of De Borgia School in Montana
Location De Borgia, Montana
Coordinates 47°22′41.1″N115°20′54.54″W / 47.378083°N 115.3484833°W / 47.378083; -115.3484833 Coordinates: 47°22′41.1″N115°20′54.54″W / 47.378083°N 115.3484833°W / 47.378083; -115.3484833
Built1908
NRHP reference No. 79001405
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1979

De Borgia Schoolhouse is a two-story wood-frame school located in De Borgia, Montana, United States which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 1979. Constructed in 1908, the schoolhouse was the first two-story building built in the West End of Mineral County and is the only building now standing in De Borgia to survive the Great Fire of 1910. The school closed in 1956, becoming a community center for the town. [1] [2]

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References

Notes
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. National Register of Historic Places Sign Texts - Mineral County, Helena, Mont.: Montana Historical Society - Montana History Wiki, archived from the original on December 3, 2013, retrieved November 23, 2013