Frisco Schoolhouse
Frisco Schoolhouse, Frisco Historic Park
Frisco Schoolhouse is located in Colorado
Frisco Schoolhouse
Frisco Schoolhouse is located in the United States
Frisco Schoolhouse
Location120 Main Street, Frisco, Colorado[1]
Coordinates39°34′30″N 106°6′0″W / 39.57500°N 106.10000°W / 39.57500; -106.10000
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1902
MPSRural School Buildings in Colorado MPS
NRHP reference No.83001333[2]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1983

The Frisco Schoolhouse (Site ID 5ST258), now a local museum registered on the National Register of Historic Places,[2] is an original one-room schoolhouse located in the Frisco Historic Park in Frisco, Colorado. The schoolhouse is located on its original location.[3] The building was first built as a saloon in the 1890s and later (c.1902[4]) converted to a school, which now contains original blackboards and school desks. The museum also contains information about Ute people, Dillon Reservoir, mining, late 1800s clothing, and photographs.[1]

The Frisco Historic Park includes other original Frisco buildings from the late 1800s, including: a log chapel, jail, trapper's cabin and furnished homes.[1][3]

It was deemed significant for NRHP listing as it is the oldest standing schoolhouse in the town, and was the only school from 1902 to 1940.[4]

Frisco Schoolhouse

Frisco Historic Park

In addition to the Frisco Schoolhouse Museum, the Frisco Historic Park includes the following structures:[5]

  • Bailey House (c. 1895)
  • Bill's Ranch House (c. 1890)
  • Frank and Annie Ruth House (c. 1890)
  • Frisco Jail (c. 1881)
  • Log Chapel (c. 1943)
  • Niemoth Cabin (c. 1931)
  • Prestrud / Staley House (c. 1899)
  • Spring House (c. 1900)
  • Trapper's Cabin (c. 1942)
  • Wood's Cabin (c. 1860)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Castrone, Linda; Castrone, James S. (2006) Insiders' Guide to Colorado's Mountains, 3rd Edition. p. 164.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System – (#83001333)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Wilson, D. Ray (1990) Colorado Historical Tour Guide. Carpentersville, IL: Crossroads Communications. p. 218. ISBN 0-916445-26-7.
  4. 1 2 Ann Knapp-English; Deborah LaFountaine (October 26, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Frisco Schoolhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved November 5, 2021. With accompanying four photos from 1983
  5. ↑ Frisco Historic Park & Museum brochure, Frisco Historic Park & Museum, Retrieved June 29, 2012.
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