Current
Georgetown School
Year Listed: 2006
County: Clear Creek County
Status: PROGRESS
Context: Education
Date Constructed: 1874
Significance:
Built in 1874, as the first permanent building in Georgetown and believed to be the oldest extant brick school in Colorado, the Georgetown School is located within the Georgetown/Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District. The design details and expense that went into this two-story, Italianate style building proved to the world that Georgetown had moved from crude mining camp to cultural center. The school is one of only two pre-1880 masonry schools remaining in Colorado and is highly visible along one of Georgetown’s main avenues. The building served the community as a school until 1938.
Threat When Listed:
Neglect
Since Listing:
On January 12, 2007, the Georgetown Historic Trust purchased the school with funds from the State Historical Fund and individual donations. A $150,000 National Park Service “Saving America’s Treasures” grant has been directed to the restoration. This has included the recreating the brackets, boarding up the openings, and structural stabilization around the perimeter. Phase II of the project began on July 1st, 2008 and includes re-pointing and restoring the exterior shell along with the windows and doors. Other plans are to lower the basement ceiling by 6”, add a sprinkler system and elevator, and restore a classroom that was converted into a storage garage. Possible future uses are still being discussed.
Related Link:
Historic Georgetown, Inc.
Last Update:
July 2008