Earl School | |
Nearest city | Earl, Colorado |
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Coordinates | 37°19′49.46″N 104°16′41.03″W / 37.3304056°N 104.2780639°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1909 |
Built by | Peter Finn, Sr. |
Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements |
MPS | Rural School Buildings in Colorado MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 13000844 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 23, 2013 |
The Earl School, near Earl, Colorado in Las Animas County, Colorado, was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1] It is a rare example of a surviving building associated with rural black Americans in Colorado. [2]
It was built by Peter Finn, Sr. The listing included two contributing buildings on approximately 1 acre (0.40 ha). [1]
The school's listing was consistent with standards set in a 1999 study, the "Rural School Buildings in Colorado Multiple Property Submission". [1] [3] The school and its site were deemed significant for its association with schooling in the area, for its architecture/engineering, and for potential for information to be discovered in the future, [1] as might be discovered in an archeological dig at the site.
It served students for 37 years. Significantly, "African American students from a nearby African American farming colony and Hispanic students attended the school along with some Euro-American students." [4]
The location of the school was not disclosed by the National Register when it was listed in 2013; it is recorded as "Address restricted" in the National Register Information System, [1] as is generally done for archeological sites. The site, however, is described with photos by History Colorado online, including in 2017. [2] It is visible off U.S. Route 350, at non-signed "Earl", between Model, Colorado to the north and the Trinidad Correctional Facility to the south. [5]