Springfield Schoolhouse

The Springfield Schoolhouse, in Springfield, Colorado, is an 1889 rural schoolhouse built with sandstone quarried east of town. It is 53 by 33 feet (16 m × 10 m) in plan.^[2] It served as a school until 1920 when it became a Masonic Lodge. 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.^[2]

Springfield Schoolhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
The Springfield Schoolhouse in 2019.
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Location	281 W. 7th Ave., Springfield, Colorado
Coordinates	37°24′25.58″N 102°37′8.01″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1889
MPS	Rural School Buildings in Colorado MPS
NRHP reference No.	77000363[1]
CSRHP No.	5BA.313
Added to NRHP	October 5, 1977

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977,^[1] as part of the Rural School Buildings in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.^[3]

It was acquired by the Springfield Masonic Temple Association during 1921–25.^[2]

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.^[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Baca County, Colorado