Longfellow School
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About Longfellow School
The Longfellow School in Raton, New Mexico, at 700 E. 4th St., is an elementary school which was built in 1939 as a Works Progress Administration project. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
It was designed by architect William C. Kruger in a modest Moderne style. It is a one-story brick building. It was extended by additions of four classrooms to the south in the 1960s and a library to the rear, but these do not detract from its historic character.
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PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 9 MB · National Archives↗1939 to today
- 1939Built, designed by Willard C. Kruger
- 1996Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 2026On the Register for 30 years
Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes
700 E. 4th ST., Raton · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Longfellow SchoolStart here
- 2
Raton Downtown Historic DistrictSpanish Colonial Revival · 0.3 mi on - 3Raton Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)District · next door
- 4
Original Townsite Historic DistrictQueen Anne · 0.2 mi on - 5Raton Junior-Senior High SchoolModerne/Modernistic · next door
Memories of Longfellow School
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Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77846021 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.