Inez Johnson Lewis School

The Inez Johnson Lewis School, also known as Lewis-Palmer School District #38 Administration Building, is a building in Monument, Colorado. It was designed by architects MacLaren & Hetherington of Colorado Springs and was built in 1920.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Inez Johnson Lewis School
The school building in 2023
Inez Johnson Lewis School is located in Colorado
Inez Johnson Lewis School
Inez Johnson Lewis School is located in the United States
Inez Johnson Lewis School
Location146 Jefferson St., Monument, Colorado
Coordinates39°05′27″N 104°52′15″W
Built1920
Built byD.R. Robb
ArchitectMacLaren & Hetherington
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.88002306[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 03, 1988

The school was deemed historically significant not for its architecture, but as a symbol of "educational developments and advancements" in its county, El Paso County, Colorado. It was one of the first built for purpose of consolidating students from former rural schools so that a higher quality education could be provided. It is typical of school buildings constructed by the county in the 1920s.[2] The building was named for Inez Johnson Lewis, superintendent of El Paso County Schools from 1915 to 1929, and Colorado's state superintendent of schools from 1930 to 1946.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Inez Johnson Lewis School / Lewis-Palmer School District #38 Administration Building". National Park Service. with 12 photos
  3. Jordet, Judith K. (1985). "Finding Aid, Inez Johnson Lewis Papers". Colorado College Library, Manuscript Collections. Retrieved March 6, 2022.


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