Longmont College

Longmont College, also known as The Landmark, is a building in Longmont, Colorado that briefly housed the city's first college from 1886 to 1889.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Longmont College
Location546 Atwood Street
Longmont, Colorado, United States
Coordinates40°10′08″N 105°05′45″W
Built1886
ArchitectFrederick Albert Hale
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.87001285 [1]
CSRHP No.5BL.1153
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 12, 1987
Designated CSRHPAugust 12, 1987

The Presbyterian Synod of Colorado originally commissioned the design of a much larger building for the site to house what was to become Longmont Presbyterian College.[3] The south wing was built in 1886: a two-story brick building in the Italianate style.[4] Due to financial problems, this was the only wing completed, and the college closed after only three years, reopening as a preparatory school, Longmont Academy. The building later housed Longmont High School and a series of Catholic schools before being sold and subdivided into apartments during the post-World War II housing shortage.[3][4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Boulder County Listings". History Colorado. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. "Longmont Presbyterian College". City of Longmont. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. "NRHP Registration Form: Longmont College". 29 June 1987. Retrieved 22 July 2014.


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