Central Platoon School

Central Platoon School was a platoon school, 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 Mountjoy & Frewen and has also been known as Central Elementary School.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[2]

Central Platoon School
Location411 Clayton St., Brush, Colorado
Coordinates40°15′29″N 103°37′20″W
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
ArchitectMountjoy, Frederick E.; Frewen, Frank W., Jr.
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival[1]
NRHP reference No.01001194[2]
Added to NRHPNovember 5, 2001

The school is at 411 Clayton St. and occupies a complete block with an L-shaped plan.[3] Mountjoy & Frewen was a partnership between Frederick E. Mountjoy and Frank W. Frewen, Jr..[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
  1. "Central Platoon School - History". History Colorado. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  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
  4. "Stepping back in time: Central Platoon School". Brush News-Tribune. August 25, 2015. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
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