Highland School, Boulder

Name: Highland School
Address: Boulder, United States

#53 among attractions in Boulder

Gothic Revival architecture

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Highland School, also or previously known as Highland-Lawn School, is an 1892 building at 9th Street and Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder, Colorado. It was the fourth school built in Boulder and was used as a school until 1971. The Highland School Building was converted to use as an office building and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The building is constructed of red brick and blond sandstone mined from local quarries. ()

Built: 1891 (133 years ago)Coordinates: 40°0'48"N, 105°17'2"W

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Central Boulder (Flatirons)Boulder United States

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Highland School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Folsom Field, Coors Events Center, University of Colorado Boulder, Fox Theatre.

0.9 miE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Folsom Field, Boulder
24 min walk • Folsom Field is an outdoor college football stadium in the Western United States, located on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder. It is the home field of the Colorado Buffaloes of the Pac-12 Conference.
1.4 miSE
Basketball, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Coors Events Center, Boulder
35 min walk • The CU Events Center is an 11,064-seat multi-purpose arena in the western United States, on the main campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
1 miSE
Universities and schools
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder
26 min walk • The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system.
0.5 miSE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Music venue
Fox Theatre, Boulder
14 min walk • The Fox Theatre is a live music venue in Boulder, Colorado.
0.7 miSE
Museum, History museum, Science
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder
19 min walk • The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History is a museum of natural history in Boulder, Colorado.
1.1 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater, Park
Chautauqua Park, Boulder
28 min walk • The Chautauqua Auditorium is a wooden building constructed for the first season of the Colorado Chautauqua in 1898, and through the years has been a venue for many lectures, musical performances, and motion pictures both primitive and modern.
0.7 miSE
Museum, History museum
Boulder History Museum, Boulder
18 min walk • The Boulder History Museum, now doing business as the Museum of Boulder, is a private, nonprofit, local history museum located in Boulder, Colorado. From 1985 to 2018, the Museum operated out of the historic Harbeck-Bergheim house on University Hill near the University of Colorado Boulder campus.
1 miSE
Universities and schools
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder
27 min walk • The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system.
1.2 miSW
Area
Niwot Ridge, Boulder
32 min walk • Niwot Ridge is an alpine ecology research station located 65 km north-west of Denver in north-central Colorado. It is on the Front Range of the southern Rocky Mountains and lies within the Roosevelt National Forest. Niwot Ridge is 2,900 metres high.
1.3 miSE
Museum, Observatories and planetariums, Science museum
Fiske Planetarium, Boulder
34 min walk • Fiske Planetarium and Science Center is a public museum dedicated to educating the public on astronomy and astrophysics. It is a constituent of the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, located in Boulder, Colorado.
1.3 miSE
Laboratory, Observatories and planetariums
Sommers–Bausch Observatory, Boulder
35 min walk • Sommers–Bausch Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on and owned by University of Colorado Boulder. The building was initially completed in 1953 and named after Elmer E. Sommers and Carl L. Bausch.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Highland School?

Nearby attractions include Boulder Public Library, Boulder (4 min walk), Highland Lawn, Boulder (8 min walk), Andrews Arboretum, Boulder (10 min walk), Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder (11 min walk).

How to get to Highland School by public transport?

The nearest stations to Highland School:

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Downtown Boulder Station (13 min walk)