Fruita Schoolhouse

Fruita Schoolhouse
LocationFruita, Utah
Coordinates38°17′17″N 111°14′54″W / 38.2881°N 111.2482°W / 38.2881; -111.2482
Built1896
Part ofFruita Rural Historic District (ID97000246)
NRHP reference No.72000098
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1972
Designated CPMarch 25, 1997

The Fruita Schoolhouse is a historic school building located in Fruita, Utah, United States.

Description

The Behunin family, early settlers of the Capitol Reef area, donated the land in 1892. For over a decade the school had a dirt roof and in 1935 the bare walls were chinked in.[1] Elijah Cutler Behunin donated the land for the school and his daughter, Nettie Behunin, was the school's first teacher. In 1895 the school became part of the Junction School Precinct and remained a functional grade school until 1941. From 1941 until its induction into the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1973, the building was unoccupied.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.nps.gov/archive/care/school.htm Fruita Schoolhouse http://www.nps.gov, (archived, 02 June 2009, from original[link removed] accessed 04 November 2008)
  2. ↑ Fruita School house — National Register of Historic Places - Original Nomination Form
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