Historic Pueblo

ST. MARY’S SCHOOL

Constructed in 1924, St. Mary’s was one of the finest elementary schools in the state. It is the most prominent structure north of Rocky Mountain Steel Mill and south of the Arkansas River. The early parishioners were poor Slovenian immigrants, and thousands of prominent Puebloans number among the graduates of the school. The school was built partially of salvaged brick from the Eilers’ smelter, largest smelter east of the Mississippi, purchased and demolished by the Catholic diocese in 1923.  Designated 11-24-2003