Laurel School Historic District

The Laurel School Historic District is a 217-acre (88 ha) historic district in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. It includes works by Montezuma Fuller and other architects, including Bungalow/craftsman architecture and Late Victorian architecture. This district is a residential area that reflects the features of a middle class farming community that developed in Fort Collins in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

c. 1897 home in the Laurel School Historic District

Laurel School Historic District
Home of James B. Arthur Mayor of Fort Collins
c. 1882 home of James B. and Mary Arthur House
LocationOff U.S. 287, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Area217 acres (0.88 km2)
ArchitectMontezuma Fuller; et al.
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.80000909[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It also has been known as, or includes, the Midtown Historic District, Midtown, and Laurel School. The listing included 549 contributing buildings.[1]

The district includes six or more works by builder-architect Montezuma Fuller, including the Laurel School.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. James S. Kane (June 28, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Laurel School Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying photos


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