Old Pinon School

06/11/2026

Although stripped of some of its original detail, the 1936 version of Pinon School is in the Spanish Moorish Revival style and shares characteristics with Scottish Rite Temple in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

06/04/2026

Pinon School Furnishes Students Hot Lunches. March 1921. 🍲🥛

06/03/2026

The school was not "abandoned" in 1974. I attended 1977-79. It closed in 1982.

06/02/2026

A NOTE ON NAME CHANGE

I recently attended a history presentation where one of the panelists, a preservation architect, shared a thought that has stayed with me: when a building is completed, it is new. The next day, it becomes contributing. Over time, it grows old. But it does not become historic until its story is known and shared.

With that idea in mind, I removed the word historic from this page title and replaced it with old. My hope is this designation challenges us to learn the story of Pinon School, share it with others, and work together to ensure this place is recognized not simply for its age, but for its significance. By uncovering and telling its story, we can help make Pinon School truly historic.

06/02/2026

03/08/2026

🚂 🏔

They had started west from Las Animas in late summer 1875, led by teams of “tie men” who ascended the Arkansas River into the Rockies to harvest timber for wooden crossties, which were floated downriv...

12/25/2025

Same architect as Pinon School. Do you see the similarities?

The Mariposa Center for Safety announced plans to transform the former YMCA pool into a flexible event space. Here's when it's likely to open.

11/10/2025

This hotel in Santa Fe reminded me a bit of the arcade at Pinon School.

10/25/2025

📚📚

In 1948, several schools in Pueblo County were still only one room buildings and students had little access to books and other educational materials. In response to this need, Pueblo District 70 created a mobile library known as the “Bookmobile”- the books, driver, and librarian were furnished by McClelland Public Library and the vehicle was built by Pueblo County. The Bookmobile served rural areas around Pueblo such as Beulah and Blende, and later served areas in town. The Bookmobile ran until the early 1980s. This photo from 1952 shows students in Blende waiting excitedly to exchange their books at the Bookmobile. Photo is courtesy of the PCCLD Special Collections Dept.

07/26/2025

WPA public school threatened.

The former Carlson Elementary School building in Idaho Springs is under contract to be sold for $4-million to a Dodge City, Kan. developer. The property would become low-income or affordable housing, according to DW Development Group. Members of the Clear Creek School District recently approved the....