Laurel School Historic District Explained

Laurel School Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Off U.S. 287, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Architect:Montezuma Fuller
et al.
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
Added:October 3, 1980
Area:217acres
Refnum:80000909

The Laurel School Historic District is a 217acres historic district in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It includes works by Montezuma Fuller and other architects, including Bungalow/craftsman architecture and Late Victorian architecture. This district is a residential area that reflects the features of a middle class farming community that developed in Fort Collins in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It also has been known as, or includes, the Midtown Historic District, Midtown, and Laurel School. The listing included 549 contributing buildings.

The district includes six or more works by builder-architect Montezuma Fuller, including the Laurel School.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80000909}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Laurel School Historic District ]. James S. Kane . June 28, 1979 . National Park Service. and