Drennan School

 NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, community center / hall, vernacular (architecture)

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Historic former school (now a community center) listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: c. 1917
Architectural style: Vernacular
Areas of significance: Architecture; Communications; Community Planning and Development; Education; Social History
Area: 2.65 acres
Outbuildings: coal shed; two privies
Date added to NRHP: 4/16/2008
Other designations: part of the "Rural School Buildings in Colorado" Multiple Property Submission; listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Notes: This schoolhouse and its ancillary buildings provide physical evidence about the conditions of rural education prevailing in Colorado well into the mid-20th century. Drennan School contained two classrooms and a stage in which four teachers taught grades one through twelve until dwindling enrollment forced its closure in 1955. Like most rural schools, it also served as a focus of community life hosting a wide variety of social activities. In addition, the building housed a post office and the switchboard for the first area-wide telephone system in El Paso County. The community continues to use the building for various social gatherings.