Carson School

Carson School
Carson School is located in New Mexico
Carson School
LocationNM 96, Carson, New Mexico
Coordinates36°21′53″N 105°45′55″W / 36.36472°N 105.76528°W / 36.36472; -105.76528
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1920
Built byTroy and Verde Shupe; Mr. Willis
NRHP reference No.86000233[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 13, 1986

The Carson School, on New Mexico State Road 96 in Carson, New Mexico, was built in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February 1986.[1]

It was built as a one-room schoolhouse, and was later divided into two classrooms. William Shupe moved his family to Carson in 1912, and together with others built an irrigation ditch, the Arroyo Aguaje de la Petaca, which enabled irrigation of the Carson area. The Shupe family grew pinto beans on 212 acres (86 ha). Troy Shupe, one of his sons, was contracted to build the schoolhouse, and Verde Shupe, another son, hauled water, stone and lumber used in the structure. A stonemason, Mr. Willis, shaped the native basalt rock quarried from nearby. The school is the only surviving one of several works by Mr. Willis in the area.

About 40 students attended the school at its peak, when the Carson community had a population of about 150.[2]

The schoolhouse also served for Mormon church services, and occasionally for funerals. After 1932, when education was consolidated away, the building was used for community activities such as dances, potluck dinners, and country fairs.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Kathy Perry; Tina C. Van Dyke (November 12, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carson School". National Park Service. Retrieved July 24, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1984
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