Old Ladore School

The Old Ladore School, which has also been known as the Lodore School, in Brown's Park, Colorado, was built in 1911. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

Old Ladore School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	By Green River on SR 318, Brown's Park, Colorado
Coordinates	40°46′48″N 108°53′32″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1911
Built by	Evers, Hunt & Hoover
MPS	Rural School Buildings in Colorado MPS
NRHP reference No.	75000525[1]
Added to NRHP	February 24, 1975

It served ranch children in the area of Brown's Hole, "long the famed hide-out for Butch Cassidy and other outlaws of similar status", from 1911 to 1947. The Brown's Park Women's Club took control of the building in 1954 for it to be used as a community center. In 1970 it came under control of the Colorado Fish and Wildlife Resources Development Services, but continued in use as a community center.[2]

It is located by the Green River on State Highway 318.[1] It is about 85 miles (137 km) west of Craig, Colorado, and 5 miles (8.0 km) from the Gates of Lodore.[2]

It is a one-story wooden structure made of horizontal planking, and is 50 by 30 feet (15.2 m × 9.1 m) in plan. It has a cupola-style bell tower, hiding a brick chimney behind it. It was built by carpenters Evers, Hunt & Hoover.[2]

According to the NRHP nomination, about spelling:

The spelling of Ladore or Lodore has resulted from the different references made by local newspapers. The correct spelling is Lodore as given to it by John Wesley Powell in remembrance of the poem "The Gates of Lodore". Newspapers have so long misspelled the name that Ladore has become equally acceptable.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Cynthia Emrick (March 20, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Ladore School / Lodore School". National Park Service. Retrieved April 12, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1974