View of the old Black Forest schoolhouse located at 6770 Shoup Road, Black Forest (El Paso County), Colorado. The school closed in 1945 and became a county maintenance facility. The chinked log cabin with white shutters is on a new cement foundation, a sign on the cabin reads: "Colorado Historical Society Funding For This Project Has Been Provided In Part Through a Grant From the State Historical Fund." An adjacent building has a sign that reads: "Black For[est] Fire Depart[ment]." The schoolhouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date
1995
Notes
Title and content derived from inventory prepared by Nicholas Wharton.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Digitization sponsored by the Kenneth King Foundation.
Physical Description
1 slide : color.
Is Part Of
Tom Noel photograph collection.; Tom Noel photograph collection, notebook El Paso County.
Subject
Black Forest School (Black Forest, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Black Forest (Colo.)--1990-2000.; One-room schools.; Black Forest School (Black Forest, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Rural schools--Colorado--Black Forest--Pictorial works.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Black Forest--Pictorial works.; Black Forest (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Source
Source: loan, Tom Noel, 2011.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
