The Frisco Schoolhouse (Site ID 5ST258), now a local museum registered 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 ...

, is an original

one-room schoolhouse One-room schools, or schoolhouses, were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries, including Prussia, Norway, Sweden, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Spain. In most rural and s ...

located in the Frisco Historic Park in

Frisco, Colorado Frisco is a home rule municipality located in Summit County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 2,913 at the 2020 United States Census. Frisco is a part of the Breckenridge, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is a popular town amo ...

. The schoolhouse is located on its original location.Wilson, D. Ray (1990) Colorado Historical Tour Guide. Carpentersville, IL: Crossroads Communications. p. 218. . The building was first built as a saloon in the 1890s and later (c.1902) converted to a school, which now contains original blackboards and school desks. The museum also contains information about

Ute people Ute () are the Indigenous people of the Ute tribe and culture among the Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin. They had lived in sovereignty in the regions of present-day Utah and Colorado in the Southwestern United States for many centuries un ...

, Dillon Reservoir, mining, late 1800s clothing, and photographs. The Frisco Historic Park includes other original Frisco buildings from the late 1800s, including: a log chapel, jail, trapper's cabin and furnished homes. It was deemed significant for NRHP listing as it is the oldest standing schoolhouse in the town, and was the only school from 1902 to 1940. With

Frisco Schoolhouse

File:Frisco CO school.JPG, Frisco Schoolhouse File:Frisco Historic Park - Schoolhouse Interior.jpg, Schoolhouse interior

Frisco Historic Park

In addition to the Frisco Schoolhouse Museum, the Frisco Historic Park includes the following structures:Frisco Historic Park & Museum brochure, Frisco Historic Park & Museum, Retrieved June 29, 2012. * Bailey House (c. 1895) * Bill's Ranch House (c. 1890) * Frank and Annie Ruth House (c. 1890) * Frisco Jail (c. 1881) * Log Chapel (c. 1943) * Niemoth Cabin (c. 1931) * Prestrud / Staley House (c. 1899) * Spring House (c. 1900) * Trapper's Cabin (c. 1942) * Wood's Cabin (c. 1860) File:Frisco Historic Park Sign.jpg, Frisco Historic Park File:Frisco Historic Park - Park and sculpture.jpg, Park and sculpture File:Frisco Historic Park - Bailey House 2.jpg, Bailey House File:Frisco Historic Park - Niemoth Cabin.jpg, Niemoth Cabin File:Frisco Historic Park - Prestrud Stoley House 2.jpg, Prestrud Stoley House File:Frisco Historic Park - Trappers Cabin Interior.jpg, Trapper's Cabin Interior File:Frisco Historic Park - Woods Cabin.jpg, Woods Cabin File:Frisco Historic Park - Woods Cabin Interior.jpg, Woods Cabin Interior

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Frisco Historic Park Walking Tour
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