Debs School Explained

Debs School
Location:2783 McManus Road
Nearest City:Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Coordinates:37.4379°N -107.1623°W
Built:1926
Builder:Curs, Walter
Architecture:Rural Schoolhouse
Added:April 28, 2005
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Rural School Buildings in Colorado MPS
Refnum:05000338

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.

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.[1] 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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Debs School History Colorado . 2023-11-25 . www.historycolorado.org . one of only two ornamental concrete block rural schoolhouses identified in the state.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=05000338}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Debs School / Upper Piedra School / Debs Community Building / 5HN642 ]. Cathleen Norman and OAHP staff . August 27, 2004 . National Park Service. and