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Resource Number: 5BL7974 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 4 of 5) VI. SIGNIFICANCE 37. Local landmark designation: Yes No xx Date of Designation: n/a 38. Applicable National Register Criteria xx A. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; B. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; xx C. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; D. Has yielded, or may be likely to yield information important in history or prehistory; Qualifies under Criteria Considerations A through G (see Manual). Does not meet any of the above National Register criteria. 39. Area(s) of Significance: Community Planning and Development 40. Period of Significance: 1905 - 1950 41. Level of Significance: National: State: Local: xx 42. Statement of Significance This building is historically significant under National Register Criterion A for its association with the theme of education in Louisville. This building, built in 1905, and the old Louisville High School on North Main Street, built during the 1930s, are the community's only two remaining historic schools. In its later years, the building became notable as an important community center. This building is also architecturally significant because it exemplifies brick school house construction from the early years of the twentieth century. 43. Assessment of historic physical integrity related to significance: This property exhibits a particularly high degree of historical integrity when evaluated in comparison with other historic schools throughout Boulder County. The original belltower has been removed, and the 1970s swimming pool building, located to the north, detracts minimally from the integrity of setting. The creation of Memory Square Park, however, helped preserve the integrity of setting, and the sense of feeling and association with an early community school.