Valley View School

8465 Co. Rd. 140, Salida, Colorado. County/parish: Chaffee.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 12, 2003. NRIS 03001006.

3 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • 5CF.1598
  • Valley View School

From Wikipedia:

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.

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.

Two privies are additional contributing buildings in the listing.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84125690

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