Longmont College
Longmont College | |
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Location | 546 Atwood Street Longmont, Colorado, United States |
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Coordinates | 40°10′08″N 105°05′45″W / 40.16889°N 105.09583°W |
Built | 1886 |
Architect | Frederick Albert Hale |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 87001285 [1] |
CSRHP No. | 5BL.1153 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 12, 1987 |
Designated CSRHP | August 12, 1987 |
Longmont College, also known as The Landmark, is a building in Longmont, Colorado that briefly housed the city's first college from 1886 to 1889.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
The Presbyterian Synod of Colorado originally commissioned the design of a much larger building for the site to house what was to become Longmont Presbyterian College.[3] The south wing was built in 1886: a two-story brick building in the Italianate style.[4] Due to financial problems, this was the only wing completed, and the college closed after only three years, reopening as a preparatory school, Longmont Academy. The building later housed Longmont High School and a series of Catholic schools before being sold and subdivided into apartments during the post-World War II housing shortage.[3][4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Boulder County Listings". History Colorado. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Longmont Presbyterian College". City of Longmont. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "NRHP Registration Form: Longmont College". June 29, 1987. Retrieved July 22, 2014.