MELVIN Schoolhouse and museum
Cherry Creek Valley Historical Society saved the Melvin Schoolhouse, a two room schoolhouse built in 1922, which was in danger of being razed. The original site was near Parker Road and Quincy Avenue, east of Cherry Creek State Park. Melvin Schoolhouse was used by the families in the Melvin community. The school closed in 1949 when the Cherry Creek Dam was created. The schoolhouse was moved in 1976 and restored under the supervision of CCVHS with members, students, Cherry Creek School District personnel, and community volunteers. It is now located on the Smoky Hill High School (Cherry Creek School District) campus, just south of Smoky Hill Road on Laredo Street. CCVHS helped place Melvin Schoolhouse on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and it was honored in 1988 as Aurora Historic Landmark #1.
Clarice and Fred Crowle Memorial Library Housed in the Melvin Schoolhouse is a collection and archive of the history of the Colorado people and their communities along the Cherry Creek. Included is a library which is named in honor of Clarice Crowle, the founder of CCVHS and a passionate historian,.
Clarice and Fred Crowle Memorial Library Housed in the Melvin Schoolhouse is a collection and archive of the history of the Colorado people and their communities along the Cherry Creek. Included is a library which is named in honor of Clarice Crowle, the founder of CCVHS and a passionate historian,.
