The Springfield Schoolhouse, in

Springfield, Colorado Springfield is a statutory town, the county seat of, and the most populous town in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2020 census. History Frank and Jim Tipton settled in Las Animas, Colorado in 1886. In 1 ...

, is an 1889 rural schoolhouse built with

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quarried east of town. It is in plan. It served as a school until 1920 when it became a

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. 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. It was listed on the

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in 1977, as part of the Rural School Buildings in Colorado Multiple Property Submission. It was acquired by the Springfield Masonic Temple Association during 1921–25. 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. With

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Buildings and structures in Baca County, Colorado Masonic buildings in Colorado Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado 1889 establishments in Colorado National Register of Historic Places in Baca County, Colorado School buildings completed in 1889 {{Colorado-struct-stub

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