Hillsboro High School (New Mexico)

The Hillsboro High School, in Hillsboro, New Mexico, is a historic Mission/Spanish Revival-style school building that was built in 1922. It was designed by El Paso–based architects Trost and Trost.

Hillsboro High School
Hillsboro High School (New Mexico) is located in New Mexico
Hillsboro High School (New Mexico)
Hillsboro High School (New Mexico) is located in the United States
Hillsboro High School (New Mexico)
LocationJct. of Elenora St. and First Ave., SE corner, Hillsboro, New Mexico
Coordinates32°55′10″N 107°34′1″W / 32.91944°N 107.56694°W / 32.91944; -107.56694
Arealess than one acre
Built1922 (1922)
ArchitectTrost & Trost Architects $ Engineers
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.93000254[1]
NMSRCP No.1549
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1993
Designated NMSRCPFebruary 19, 1993

Located on the southeast corner of Elenora St. and First Ave., it has also been known as Sierra County High School and it has been designated SR 1304. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

The building is now home to Hillsboro Community Center.

It was the first dedicated four-year high school building in Sierra County and the first secondary school open to all county students. According to a 1994 report on historic resources in the county: "Most students were from Hillsboro but a few came from Kingston, Lake Valley and other Sierra County communities. Students from nearby ranches traveled to school on horseback. Some families rented or purchased homes in Hillsboro so that their children could attend high school. Other students boarded in town and by 1924 a "bachelor hall" was furnished for the convenience of self-supporting students."[2]: 17 

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Corinne P. Sze (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hillsboro MPS". National Park Service.
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