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The Springfield Schoolhouse, in Springfield, Colorado, is an 1889 rural schoolhouse built with sandstone quarried east of town. It is 53 by 33 feet (16 m × 10 m) in plan.[2] It served as a school until 1920 when it became a Masonic Lodge. It has been known as Springfield Masonic Temple. It originally had a belfrey with school bell, but these elements were lost at some undetermined time.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977,[1] as part of the Rural School Buildings in Colorado Multiple Property Submission.[3]

It was acquired by the Springfield Masonic Temple Association during 1921–25.[2]

The main floor of the building has been used for meetings of Masonic groups, and there is a kitchen and dining area below. By 1976, the stairway down to the lower level had been covered over and was no longer in use.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Mary B. Gamble (October 25, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Springfield School House / Springfield Masonic Temple". National Park Service. Retrieved January 28, 2021. With accompanying photo from 1976
  3. ^ "Directory of Colorado State Registry Properties - Baca County". Colorado Historical Society National and State Registers. Colorado Historical Society Office of Archaeology & Historic Preservation. April 29, 2009.