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Poncha Springs Schoolhouse

Coordinates: 38°30′53″N 106°04′17″W / 38.51472°N 106.07139°W / 38.51472; -106.07139 (Poncha Springs Schoolhouse)
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Poncha Springs Schoolhouse
Schoolhouse in 2010
Poncha Springs Schoolhouse is located in Colorado
Poncha Springs Schoolhouse
Location330 Burnett St., near Poncha Springs, Colorado in Chaffee County, Colorado
Coordinates38°30′53″N 106°04′17″W / 38.51472°N 106.07139°W / 38.51472; -106.07139 (Poncha Springs Schoolhouse)
Arealess than one acre
Built byC.B. Furnash, C.B.; Robert Smith
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSRural School Buildings in Colorado MPS
NRHP reference No.89002375[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1990

The Poncha Springs Schoolhouse, at 330 Burnett St. near Poncha Springs, Colorado in Chaffee County, Colorado, was built in Italianate style during 1881–83. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1] It was then the Poncha Springs Town Hall and Museum.[2]

It is a two-story building, T-shaped in plan, built of masonry with prominent quoins and a "belvedere style" cupola / bell tower. In 1990, the original bell was stored in the basement.[2]

It was deemed a "town landmark" and significant "for its excellent representation of the Italianate style of architecture that is used in many masonry buildings in Chaffee County."[2]

In 2021 it continues to hold the town hall and a museum.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c John Valentine; Kathy Trujillo (October 31, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Poncha Springs Schoolhouse / Poncha Springs School District #3 / 5CF130 / Poncha Springs Town Hall and Museum". National Park Service. Retrieved April 4, 2021. With accompanying 11 photos from 1988
  3. ^ "Poncha Springs Historical Perspectives". Retrieved April 4, 2021.