Harris Park School - Westminster, Colorado
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Big B Bob
Assisted by: Groundspeak Regular Member boB B giB
N 39° 49.658 W 105° 02.047
13S E 497080 N 4408627
Built between 1892 and 1899, this school signifies the early beginnings of education in Westminster, Colorado.
Waymark Code: WM8M6K
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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 Harris Park School - Westminster, Colorado - posted by boB B giB

From the City of Westminster: (visit link)

The Harris Park School House, also known as the DeSpain School, was built between 1892 and 1899 and named after the town in which most of the students lived. The original building contained three classrooms and was built in the French-Chateau style architecture. A town of truck gardens and farms, the school was one of the few buildings built of brick. The elaborate style and permanence of the construction materials showed the vision and the belief the town fathers had in their un-incorporated community. The land for the school had been sold to the school district by the son of the first settler in the area. Pleasant DeSpain Sr. homesteaded in the area in 1870 and it was hi son, Benjamin DeSpain, who bought the land from the government and then sold it to the district for a sale price of $150.00 in February of 1892.
Address:
7200 Lowell Blvd.
Westminster, Colorado


Web Site: [Web Link]

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