Huerfano County High School

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Huerfano County High School
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Location415 Walsen Ave., Walsenburg, Colorado
Coordinates 37°37′51″N104°47′12″W / 37.6309°N 104.7866°W / 37.6309; -104.7866
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1920
Architect Rapp, Isaac Hamilton; et al.
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 05001200 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 2, 2005

Huerfano County High School, at 415 Walsen Ave. in Walsenburg, Colorado, was built in 1920. It was designed in Late Gothic Revival style by architect Isaac Rapp. It has also been known as Walsenburg Middle School and denoted as 5HF.2183. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1] [2]

Current use

The building now houses the Walsenburg branch library of the Spanish Peaks Library District. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ron Sladek (May 27, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Huerfano County High School / Walsenburg Middle School / 5HF.2183". National Park Service. and accompanying 26 photos
  3. "Walsenburg Library". Spanish Peaks Library District. Retrieved April 11, 2018. The Walsenburg Library is located on the 1st floor of the old Huerfano County High School building.