National and State Register

Conifer Junction Schoolhouse

Jefferson County

Conifer Junction Schoolhouse is a one-room schoolhouse that was continuously used from 1923 to 1965 for grades 1-8.  The school district then converted it to a preschool, which operated until 2012.  The school provided a central gathering place for many community dances, box socials and other events until 1955.

A view of the school from the front with stairs leading to a covered porch beneath a hipped roof.

Conifer Junction Schoolhouse (2013 photograph.)

The school and the 1930s horse barn are good examples of the Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements architectural style.  While most rural school buildings have a single front entry door into the main room, this schoolhouse is distinctive with the entry porch and three doors that lead into the main room and protruding cloakrooms. 

National Register

Address

26951 Barkley Rd., Conifer

Site Number

5JF.107