Battlement Mesa School, Battlement Mesa, Garfield County, CO

Significance: This building was originally constructed in 1897 as a one-room schoolhouse. Native red stone was hauled by team and wagon two miles from a rock quarry. A 1907 addition, utilizing the same native stone, resulted in the building's "T" plan configuration. Enrollment sometimes required two teachers and the use of both rooms, but more often the school had 12-20 students and only one teacher. The older front room was often used as a sort of gymnasium. The building was also used for funerals, weddings, dances, community meetings, elections, and various church services.
Survey number: HABS CO-42
Building/structure dates: 1897 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1907 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 83001295