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Earl School
The Earl School, near Earl, Colorado in Las Animas County, Colorado, was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1] It is a rare example of a surviving building associated with rural black Americans in Colorado.[2] It was built by Peter Finn, Sr. The listing included two contributing buildings on approximately 1 acre (0.40 ha).[1] The school's listing was consistent with standards set in a 1999 study, the "Rural School Buildings in Colorado Multiple Property Submission".[1][3] 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,[1] as might be discovered in an archeological dig 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."[4] The location of the school was not disclosed by the National Register when it was listed in 2013; it is recorded as "Address restricted" in the National Register Information System,[1] as is generally done for archeological sites. The site, however, is described with photos by History Colorado online, including in 2017.[2] It is visible off U.S. Route 350, at non-signed "Earl", between Model, Colorado to the north and the Trinidad Correctional Facility to the south.[5] References
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