School - Konantz CO - Living New Deal

City:: Konantz, CO
Site Type:: Education and Health, Schools
New Deal Agencies:: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Completed:: 1938
Quality of Information:: Very Good
Site Survival:: Unknown

Description

The Works Progress Administration built a school in Konantz, CO in 1938. The 1,147-square-foot school replaced an unsafe wooden structure. The school was built of native sandstone at a cost of $4,500 of federal funds, and a $1,000 contribution from the school district. The location of the building is unknown to Living New Deal.

Source notes

National Archives Record Group 69-N.

Colorado Preservation, Konantz, Colorado: (https://coloradopreservation.org/crsurvey/rural/baca/sites/baca_visit_konantz.html), accessed October 23, 2018.

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on October 22, 2018.

Location Info

Konantz, CO

Location notes: General location marker

Coordinates: 37.492, -94.278

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One comment on “School – Konantz CO”

Marie H September 21, 2021

I noticed the page said the building’s exact location is unknown to Living New Deal. Having nothing better to do, I decided to see if I could find any information on its exact location, and I did.

I found a site called Colorado Preservation, Inc. with a page that describes the school’s location and shows more recent pictures of the building than what you have. I used the location info to look on Google Earth, and sure enough, it still exists. It’s located on the North edge of Colorado state road DD, about 1.8 miles west of the cemetery and the Kansas border. Its exact coordinates are: 37°23’03.8″N 102°04’38.5″W There is no Google street view on this road, so I can’t get a close look, but the building is definitely still standing.

I don’t have any pictures since I haven’t been there, but I thought I should share its exact location. As far as I can tell, it’s still abandoned and nothing much has changed. It might’ve been abandoned around 1960 when the school districts in the area changed, but I don’t know that for sure. I hope this helps.

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One comment on “School – Konantz CO”

Marie H September 21, 2021

I noticed the page said the building’s exact location is unknown to Living New Deal. Having nothing better to do, I decided to see if I could find any information on its exact location, and I did.

I found a site called Colorado Preservation, Inc. with a page that describes the school’s location and shows more recent pictures of the building than what you have. I used the location info to look on Google Earth, and sure enough, it still exists. It’s located on the North edge of Colorado state road DD, about 1.8 miles west of the cemetery and the Kansas border. Its exact coordinates are: 37°23’03.8″N 102°04’38.5″W There is no Google street view on this road, so I can’t get a close look, but the building is definitely still standing.

I don’t have any pictures since I haven’t been there, but I thought I should share its exact location. As far as I can tell, it’s still abandoned and nothing much has changed. It might’ve been abandoned around 1960 when the school districts in the area changed, but I don’t know that for sure. I hope this helps.