Valley View School (Salida, Colorado)

The Valley View School, at 8465 County Road 140 about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Salida, Colorado was built in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

Valley View School
Valley View School (Salida, Colorado) is located in Colorado
Valley View School (Salida, Colorado)
Location8465 Co. Rd. 140, Chaffee County, Colorado, near Salida, Colorado
Coordinates38°32′09″N 106°02′33″W / 38.53583°N 106.04250°W / 38.53583; -106.04250
Arealess than one acre
Built1903; 1936
Built byWorks Progress Administration (WPA)
Architectural styleRural Schoolhouse
MPSRural School Buildings in Colorado MPS
NRHP reference No.03001006[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 12, 2003

It is a rural one-story wood frame schoolhouse built in part by the Works Progress Administration.

It has a south-facing 36.33 by 22.33 feet (11.07 m × 6.81 m) clapboarded main section and a 25 by 22.33 feet (7.62 m × 6.81 m) concrete block addition. The addition was built by the Works Progress Administration in 1936.[2]

Two privies are additional contributing buildings in the listing.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Katy Grether (April 30, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Valley View School, District 29 / Valley View School; 5CF.1598". National Park Service. Retrieved December 1, 2019. With accompanying 24 photos from 2003