4950 S. Laredo St., Aurora, Colorado. County/parish: Arapahoe.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 05, 1984. NRIS 84000790.
Part of Rural School Buildings in Colorado MPS (NRIS 64500075).
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Melvin School is a former homestead located at 4950 S. Laredo St. in Aurora, Colorado. It was moved to its current site from its original location, 3 miles away. It was built in 1922.
The structure has undergone extensive renovation, including a rebuilding of the belfry, which was done using old pictures as a guide. Inside the structure, there is a museum and library in one room and an authentically-restored classroom that shows the interior of a typical rural school from the 1920s.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84125576