c.1892 Colorado Schoolhouse For Sale By Owner to Be Moved $25K
OHU50K Notes $25,000
Built in 1892, this schoolhouse for sale by owner must be moved. It is only for the building. No land. The school was called the Minto Valley School.
Seller Comments
The schoolhouse is for the building only. No land. The buyer must relocate the building to their own land and assume the costs for permits, insurance and liability.
*2 Bedrooms
*2baths
*1,200-sf
Contact the Seller directly.
Jason
Mobile: 720 467-2385
[email protected]
Sterling, Colorado. $25,000
History
The Minto Valley School was founded in 1885. This building was built to replace a schoolhouse that was moved and to accommodate the growing number of students in 1892. Another room was added on to the rear by 1915.
The building maintains a high level of integrity, including wainscoting, painted chalkboards, and chalk rails.
In the 1950s, the building was moved to its present location and turned into a duplex. At some point thereafter, a garage door was cut into the building and it was used as a mechanic’s shop. A new roof and garage door were installed in 2021.
This is the attendance at the Minto Valley School on December 6. Compare with photograph 4001 taken October 21 – 6 weeks after school opened with only six children attending. Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado / L.W. Hine. color digital file from b&w original print
Apparently, when beets were in season, children had to work in the fields on the farms. Lewis Hine took photos describing child labor. Some of his photos depict terrible conditions for child workers across the country. His photos are credited with ending child labor in the US.
Minto Valley School. Six children are all that are attending here out of 30 that enrolled six weeks ago, and 40 are expected after beet work is over. Many of these children lose 50% of their school time through the beet work. Location: Sterling [vicinity], Colorado / Photo by Hine, Oct. 21/15. color digital file from b&w original print
