The Springfield Schoolhouse, in

Springfield, Colorado Springfield is a Statutory Town which is also the county seat and most populous town in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,451 at the 2010 census. History The town was named after Springfield, Missouri. Frank and Jim Ti ...

, is an 1889 rural schoolhouse built with

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quarried east of town. It is in plan. It served as a school until 1920 when it became a

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. 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

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in 1977, as part of the Rural School Buildings in Colorado Multiple Property Submission. 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. With

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