Bayfield in La Plata County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Bayfield High School and Community Gym
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Photographed by Nikki Niznik, November 18, 2025
1. Bayfield High School and Community Gym Marker
Bayfield High School and Community Gym
Bayfield High School
659 E. South Street
Construction of this originally T-Shaped, two-story school building began in 1923, and was completed in 1925. In 1960-1961, a major addition was constructed on the west side of the original building. The addition is typical of 1950s and early 1960s school design – single story, flat roof, and large continuous bands of steel framed windows. A small library was later added to the west end of the building. The building has served as a school for several generations of Bayfield citizens.
Bayfield Community Gym
110 E. South Street
In the 1940s, the growing community of Bayfield was in need of a public meeting place and a space for athletics. Construction of the community gym was begun in 1946 and the building was completed in 1948. A cafeteria and kitchen were added onto the south side of the gym shortly after this. In 1956, an addition of school rooms was added onto the west side of the gym. A further school room addition was added in 1972, extending the west end of the 1956 addition.
Erected 2009 by Town of Bayfield and Colorado
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 37° 13.451′ N, 107° 35.913′ W. Marker is in Bayfield, Colorado, in La Plata County. It is on South East Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bayfield CO 81122, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Mountain West and at the Four Corners. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Ancestral Puebloans.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bayfield Churches (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Newland House and Presbyterian Manse (about 600 feet away); Glenn Bros General Store (about 700 feet away); Farmers & Merchant[s] Bank (about 700 feet away); Bayfield Drug Store (about 700 feet away); Schroder Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hotel Central & Akers Motor Co. Garage
Photographed by Nikki Niznik, November 18, 2025
2. Bayfield High School and Community Gym Marker Wide View
Marker is on the corner next to the telephone pole.
Photographed by Nikki Niznik, November 18, 2025
3. Old Bayfield High School Buildings
Credits. This page was last revised on January 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2026, by Leslie Eudy of Golden, Colorado. This page has been viewed 60 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 28, 2026, by Leslie Eudy of Golden, Colorado. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
