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Address: c. Harmony
Owner: G.T. Lancs
This school was built in 1537. criginaiiv as Part of School District-17.
=P is the third Harmony School. := was built during the dePression when
rinanc=_s and tastes were mcdest. it is built in the modernis.ic
(;c70-.a40) Style. Its horizontal lines and institutional str_amiined
aee_arance are typical elements of art mccerne architecture.
do 1174 the Harmony School was serving the district as an alternative fc n
01 :cucation for secondary students. The School allowed students who wicht
not otherwise be able to complete hic-h school course work and receive a
high school diploma to work part-time and complete graduation reauir-=.,ents
t^rcuch a work-study program. At that time there were 5 teachers working
with about 8:, students, and they had 'hoped to graduate 13 seniors.
The school is architecturally important. History is progressive and we
nee= to save and find new uses for these S:ruc=ures or a aenereticn of
cnildran will crow uo with no kncwledge of what life was like in the IS_1-'S
and 1930's. This structure would make_ an exc_lient town hall or branch
library. Potentially eligible far the Nay onal Recis er.
Harmony School, looking north, 1989.
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ARCHITECT:
Unknown
STATE ID NO.: 5LR1513
ORIGINAL OWNER:
School District No. 17
SOURCE:
SOURCE:
Tunner, Harmony Rd. Hist. Strc.
BUILDER/CONTRACTOR:
Unknown
THEME(S):
SOURCE:
Early Auto Period 1910-1945
CONSTRUCTION HISTORY (DESCRIPTION, NAMES, DATES, ETC., RELATING TO MAJOR ALTERATIONS TO ORIGINAL STRUCTURE):
CONTINUED YES X NO
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (DISCUSS IMPORTANT PERSONS AND EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STRUCTURE):
Harmony School, built in 1931, was erected by School District 17. Two earlier schools named Harmony had served the school
district, the second of which had been in this same location. The school district, which extended from one-half mile
north of Horsetooth road on the north to Fossil Creek on the south and from County Road 9 to College Avenue, served the
educational needs of Local farm families. The school year was structured around the farm schedule, with a fall vacation
at beet harvest time. The school had four classrooms as well as a full basement with a gymnasium and kitchen. A
teacherage was built east of the school grounds.
CONTINUED YES X NO
SIGNIFICANCE (CHECK APPROPRIATE CATEGORIES AND BRIEFLY JUSTIFY BELOW):
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
REPRESENTS THE WORK OF A MASTER ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT PERSONS
POSSESSES HIGH ARTISTIC VALUES x ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OR PATTERNS
x REPRESENTS A TYPE, PERIOD, OR METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRIBUTES TO AN HISTORIC DISTRICT
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:
Harmony School is significant for its association with the development of education in Fort Collins, having served as an
educational and.commanity center for local farm families of the Hermwny agricultural district. The school, built in 1931,
represents Depression era construction in Fort Collins and is one of the few public buildings constructed in the area
during the 1930s. The school is also one of the few buildings in Fort Collins representing the Art Deco style, as
evidenced in the central tower, narrow vertical window bands and sidelights, terra cotta with floral geometric motif,
decorative brickwork, and ribbons of windows.
CONTINUED YES X NO
REFERENCES (BE SPECIFIC):
8. G. Preston, Fort Collins, Colo., Telephone Interview, March 1992; Bevely Schuelke, Fort Collins, Colo., Telephone
Interview, March 1992; Poudre District R1 Schools, Central Records Department files; Andrew Morris, ed. "The History of
Larimer County, Colorado (Dallas: Curtis Media Corp., 1985); and Larimer County Assessor records; and Carol Tunner,
"Harmony Road Historic Structures Report," Ms. on file at City of Fort Collins Historic Preservation Office.
CONTINUED YES X NO
SURVEYED BY: R. Laurie 8 Thomas H. Simmons
AFFILIATION: Front Range Research Associates, Inc.
DATE: Jan. 1992
LJLU JIDOH I STORICAL SOCIETY
Offi4{e o Archaeology and Historic Preservation NOT FOR FIELD USE
1300!Broa i+ay, Denver, Colorado 80203 _ Eligible _ Nominated
H/STOt]C_ Det. Not Eligible Certified Rehab.
ILDING INVENTORY RECORD Date
PROJECT NAME: Fort Collins Survey of I I
COUNTY: CITY- STATE ID NO.: SLA1513
Historic Places, 1992 Larimer Fort Collins
TEMPORARY NO.: 76 87323-
CURRENT BUILDING NAME:
Harmony School
ADDRESS: 2112 E Harmony Rd.
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
HISTORIC NAME:
Harmony School
DISTRICT NAME:
'ILM ROLL NO.: lA NEGATIVE NO.:
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STYLE: Art Deco
MATERIALS: Brick, Wood, Terra Cotta
OWNER: G T Land Company
4875 Pearl East Cr., 9300
Boulder, CO 80301
TOWNSHIP 7N RANGE 68W SECTION 32 Sw 1/4 Sw 1/4
U.S.G.S. QUAD NAME: Fort CoLLirs, Colo.
YEAR: 1960 (PR1984) X 7.5' 15,
BLOCX: LOT(S):
ADDITION: N/A
LOCATION OF NEGATIVES:
P4. 'f rr. r" Iinc Planning
STORIES:
2
SQ. FOOTAGE:
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:
Brick school building with flat roof with metal coping. Central, projecting
entrance bay has engaged brick pilasters with terra cotta capitals with
geometric floral design. Central, double door entrance flanked by very narrow
vertical sidelights. Three, narrow, multi -tight vertical windows on upper story
flanked by etched glass sidelights with Art Deco geometric design. Entrance bay
features decorative brickwork and aluminum Letters reading "Harmony School 1931
Dist No 17." Wings flanking entrance bay have engaged brick pilasters with
terra cotts capitals flanking bands of windows. Lower story windows are four-
•ver-one light triple windows with shared brick sill. Upper story windows are
.laced in ribbons of five, with shared brick sills. Band of decorative brick
corbelling above uooer windows. Brick foundation. LaPq#TidYED?ieLNSbeAinc�O
ADDITIONAL PAGES- YES X NO
YR. OF ADDITION: N/A
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION:
ESTIMATE: ACTUAL: 1931
SOURCE:
Poudre Valley Schools
USE:
PRESENT:
Vacant
HISTORIC:
School
CONDITION:
EXCELLENT x GOOD
FAIR DETERIORATING
EXTENT OF ALTERATIONS:
x MINOR MODERATE MAJOR
DESCRIBE:
Nonhistoric doors; sidelights boarded
up on lower Level, some windows
boarded up on west elevation.
CONTINUED YES X NO
ORIGINAL SITE x MOVED
DATE(S) OF MOVE:
NATIONAL REGISTER ELIGIBILITY
INDIVIDUAL: X YES NO
CONTRIBUTING TO DISTRICT:
YES NO
LOCAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION: No
NAME:
DATE:
ASSOCIATED BUILDINGS? X YES NO
TYPE:
Teacherage (frame)
IF INVENTORIED, LIST ID NOS.: