Debs School

United States historic place


Debs School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


37°26′16″N 107°09′44″W / 37.43785°N 107.16230°W / 37.43785; -107.16230
Area	less than one acre
Built	1926
Built by	Curs, Walter
Architectural style	Rural Schoolhouse
MPS	Rural School Buildings in Colorado MPS
NRHP reference No.	05000338^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 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]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Debs School | History Colorado". www.historycolorado.org. Retrieved November 25, 2023. one of only two ornamental concrete block rural schoolhouses identified in the state
^ 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