Pleasant Valley School (Bellvue, Colorado)

	Pleasant Valley School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Bellvue, Colorado
Coordinates	40°38′51″N 105°11′7″W / 40.64750°N 105.18528°W
Built	1879
Architectural style	rural schoolhouse
MPS	Rural School Buildings in Colorado MPS
NRHP reference No.	03001008
Added to NRHP	October 11, 2003

Pleasant Valley School in Bellvue, Colorado is a rural one-room schoolhouse that was built in 1879. Its foundation and walls were built of sandstone from a nearby quarry. It has a front-gabled simple roof with wide overhanging eaves.

It was converted for use as a residence for farm staff in the 1930s and 1940s, with addition of electricity, plumbing, and a new hardwood floor. The school's belfry and bell, which were at the south end of the roof, were donated to, and are located at, Bellvue's Church of Christ.^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[1]

It was deemed significant "for its association with the educational history of Larimer County between the years 1879-1913, being directly influenced by the national and state educational trend of consolidation." Consolidation of students from smaller rural schools was needed to improve quality of education. It was also important "for its architectural significance as a rare example of a stone schoolhouse in the county, while exhibiting the distinguishing characteristics of rural one-room schoolhouses."^[2]^: 7

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Kelly Barlow (May 20, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pleasant Valley School". National Park Service. with six photos from 2003

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[nrhpdoc-2] Kelly Barlow (May 20, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pleasant Valley School". National Park Service. with six photos from 2003

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