The Earl School, near
Earl, Colorado Earl is an unincorporated community in Las Animas County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
History
A post office called Earl was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1923. The community most likely bears the name of an early settler. ...
in
Las Animas County, Colorado
Las Animas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,555. The county seat is Trinidad. The county takes its name from the Mexican Spanish name of the Purgatoire River, originally c ...
, was built in 1909. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2013.
[ It is a rare example of a surviving building associated with rural black Americans in Colorado.]contributing buildings
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on approximately .[
The school's listing was consistent with standards set in a 1999 study, the "Rural School Buildings in Colorado Multiple Property Submission".][ ] The school and its site were deemed significant for its association with schooling in the area, for its architecture/engineering, and for potential for information to be discovered in the future,[ as might be discovered in an ]archeological dig
In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. An excavation site or "dig" is the area being studied. These locations range from one to several areas at a time during a project and can be condu ...
at the site.
It served students for 37 years. Significantly, "African American students from a nearby African American farming colony and Hispanic students attended the school along with some Euro-American students."National Register Information System
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,[ as is generally done for ]archeological sites
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and ...
. The site, however, is described with photos by History Colorado
History Colorado is a historical society that was established in 1879 as the State Historical Society of Colorado, also known as the Colorado Historical Society. History Colorado is a 501(c)(3) organization and an agency of the State of Colorado un ...
online, including in 2017.[ It is visible off ]U.S. Route 350
U.S. Highway 350 (US 350) is a northeast-southwest United States highway located entirely within the state of Colorado.
Route description
US 350 starts at a junction with US 160 northeast of Trinidad, Colorado. The highway runs northe ...
, at non-signed "Earl", between Model, Colorado
Model is an abandoned unincorporated village in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. The Model Post Office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, provid ...
to the north and the Trinidad Correctional Facility to the south.[Google Satellite view and Google Streetview]
References
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One-room schoolhouses in Colorado
National Register of Historic Places in Las Animas County, Colorado
Buildings and structures completed in 1909
African-American historic places
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