Historic place · Las Animas, CO

Bent County High School

Bent County High School is identified in the National Register of Historic Places under stable source record nrhp-10000505. Bent County High School appears in the National Register of Historic Places record for Las Animas, CO. The record classifies the property as BUILDING; ARCHITECTURE; ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION; POLITICS/GOVERNMENT; EDUCATION and places it in Bent County. Its source record says it was listed on 2010-07-30. The record also lists Las Animas Middle SChool; Las Animas Junior High School as an alternate name. The stable source record nrhp-10000505 is the identity anchor for this entry and keeps the historical classification tied to the official dataset rather than to a name-only match. This overview reports the fields present in that source record; current opening hours, access, and visitor services require separately verified operator evidence. Bent County High School has a source-record listing date of 2010-07-30.

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1214 Ambassador Thompson Blvd, Las Animas, CO
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  • Bent County High School appears in the National Register of Historic Places record for Las Animas, CO. The record classifies the property as BUILDING; ARCHITECTURE; ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION; POLITICS/GOVERNMENT; EDUCATION and places it in Bent County. Its source record says it was listed on 2010-07-30. The record also lists Las Animas Middle SChool; Las Animas Junior High School as an alternate name. The stable source record nrhp-10000505 is the identity anchor for this entry and keeps the historical classification tied to the official dataset rather than to a name-only match. This overview reports the fields present in that source record; current opening hours, access, and visitor services require separately verified operator evidence.
  • Bent County High School has a source-record listing date of 2010-07-30.

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Bent County High School appears in the National Register of Historic Places record for Las Animas, CO. The record classifies the property as BUILDING; ARCHITECTURE; ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION; POLITICS/GOVERNMENT; EDUCATION and places it in Bent County. Its source record says it was listed on 2010-07-30. The record also lists Las Animas Middle SChool; Las Animas Junior High School as an alternate name. The stable source record nrhp-10000505 is the identity anchor for this entry and keeps the historical classification tied to the official dataset rather than to a name-only match. This overview reports the fields present in that source record; current opening hours, access, and visitor services require separately verified operator evidence.

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Bent County High School has a source-record listing date of 2010-07-30.

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Bent County High School is identified in the National Register of Historic Places under stable source record nrhp-10000505.

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