National and State Register

Kesner Memorial Building

Chaffee County

The Kesner Memorial Building, designed by architects Leo A. Desjardins and Francis W. Cooper, is the most intact historic educational building in the city of Salida.

Kesner Memorial Building, 2003.

Kesner Memorial Building, 2003.

Photo from the National Register nomination.

Constructed in 1922-1923, this building has served as an academic facility for generations of Salida residents and serves as a reminder of the community’s longstanding commitment to public education.