Longmont College Explained

Longmont College
Designated Other1:Colorado
Designated Other1 Date:August 12, 1987
Designated Other1 Number:5BL.1153
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:546 Atwood Street
Longmont, Colorado, United States
Coordinates:40.1689°N -105.0958°W
Built:1886
Architect:Frederick Albert Hale
Architecture:Italianate
Added:August 12, 1987
Refnum:87001285

Longmont College, also known as The Landmark, is a building in Longmont, Colorado that briefly housed the city's first college from 1886 to 1889.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

The Presbyterian Synod of Colorado originally commissioned the design of a much larger building for the site to house what was to become Longmont Presbyterian College.[2] The south wing was built in 1886: a two-story brick building in the Italianate style.[3] Due to financial problems, this was the only wing completed, and the college closed after only three years, reopening as a preparatory school, Longmont Academy. The building later housed Longmont High School and a series of Catholic schools before being sold and subdivided into apartments during the post-World War II housing shortage.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boulder County Listings. History Colorado. 22 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Longmont Presbyterian College. City of Longmont. 2023-11-25.
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87001285}} NRHP Registration Form: Longmont College]. 22 July 2014. 29 June 1987.