Springfield Schoolhouse | |
Designated Other1: | Colorado |
Designated Other1 Number: | 5BA.313 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | 281 W. 7th Ave., Springfield, Colorado |
Coordinates: | 37.4071°N -102.6189°W |
Built: | 1889 |
Added: | October 5, 1977 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Mpsub: | Rural School Buildings in Colorado MPS |
Refnum: | 77000363 |
The Springfield Schoolhouse, in Springfield, Colorado, is an 1889 rural schoolhouse built with sandstone quarried east of town. It is NaNfeet in plan. It served as a school until 1920 when it became a Masonic Lodge. It has been known as Springfield Masonic Temple. It originally had a belfrey with school bell, but these elements were lost at some undetermined time.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, as part of the Rural School Buildings in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.[1]
It was acquired by the Springfield Masonic Temple Association during 1921–25.
The main floor of the building has been used for meetings of Masonic groups, and there is a kitchen and dining area below. By 1976, the stairway down to the lower level had been covered over and was no longer in use.[2]