Debs School

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Debs School
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Location2783 McManus Road
Nearest city Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Coordinates 37°26′16″N107°09′44″W / 37.43785°N 107.16230°W / 37.43785; -107.16230
Arealess than one acre
Built1926
Built byCurs, Walter
Architectural styleRural Schoolhouse
MPS Rural School Buildings in Colorado MPS
NRHP reference No. 05000338 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 28, 2005

The Debs School is an historic rural schoolhouse that was built in 1926 in Hinsdale County, Colorado. It is located near Pagosa Springs, Colorado. It has also been known as Upper Piedra School, 5HN642, and the Debs Community Building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

It is Hinsdale County's only surviving one-room schoolhouse. It was deemed significant for its architecture: its exterior walls are built of rock face ornamental concrete blocks, one of three identified schools in the state using that construction. [2] It was named for socialist labor leader Eugene Debs. It served as a school from 1926 to 1951; it also served as a meeting hall. [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. "Debs School | History Colorado". www.historycolorado.org. Retrieved November 25, 2023. one of only two ornamental concrete block rural schoolhouses identified in the state
  3. Cathleen Norman and OAHP staff (August 27, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Debs School / Upper Piedra School / Debs Community Building / 5HN642". National Park Service. and accompanying photos