The Larimer School, which is located in the Larimer neighborhood of

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, is an American school that was built in 1896.

History and architectural features

An addition was made in 1904, and the auditorium and gymnasium were added in 1931. The interior includes

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floors and

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. The exterior includes an ornately decorated door on the southwestern side of the building (perhaps Romanesque-inspired

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) with statues on pillars, a

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sculpture over the door, and human faces near a marble portion of the roof. It was listed on the

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in 1986. The school closed in 1980 and remained vacant for about 40 years. In 2021–22, it was renovated into 35 mixed-income residential units.

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