Central Platoon School

Central Platoon School
	Central Platoon School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	411 Clayton St., Brush, Colorado
Coordinates	40°15′29″N 103°37′20″W / 40.25806°N 103.62222°WCoordinates: 40°15′29″N 103°37′20″W / 40.25806°N 103.62222°W
Area	2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Architect	Mountjoy, Frederick E.; Frewen, Frank W., Jr.
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	01001194
Added to NRHP	November 5, 2001

Central Platoon School was a , where students were divided into groups (platoons) that switched between classroom studies and vocational as well as hands-on and recreational activities, in Brush, Colorado. It was designed by the Denver architectural firm and has also been known as Central Elementary School.^[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.^[1]

The school is at 411 Clayton St. and occupies a complete block with an L-shaped plan.^[3] Mountjoy & Frewen was a partnership between and ^[3]

A platoon school plan, also known as the Gary Plan, was devised by William Albert Wirt in 1907 in Gary, Indiana. The plan divided the students into two groups, where one platoon would use the academic classrooms and the other platoon would be using shops, nature studies, the auditorium, the gymnasium, and other outdoor facilities. This allowed all of the school facilities to be in use through the entire school day, and it also promoted the intellectual, manual, and recreational development of the students.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "Central Platoon School - History". History Colorado. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kenneth M. Portuese (May 12, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Central Platoon School / Central Elementary School: 5MR47". National Park Service. Retrieved January 19, 2020. With accompanying 36 photos
^ "Stepping back in time: Central Platoon School". Brush News-Tribune. August 25, 2015. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[hc-2] "Central Platoon School - History". History Colorado. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

[nrhpdoc-3] Kenneth M. Portuese (May 12, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Central Platoon School / Central Elementary School: 5MR47". National Park Service. Retrieved January 19, 2020. With accompanying 36 photos

[trib-4] "Stepping back in time: Central Platoon School". Brush News-Tribune. August 25, 2015. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

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