Dillon Schoolhouse

Built as a school, this frame building with original belfry and bell has undergone changes in use as well as location.  In 1910 it became a church when a new larger school was built in Dillon at its former and third location, now covered by Lake Dillon. The schoolhouse was moved to its present site in 1962 when the Dillon Dam was constructed. In 1972, when the new Dillon Community Church was built next door, it became a museum. The railroad had arrived in Dillon before the school was constructed, so it was built of modern materials such as four-by-four casement windows and a pressed-tin ceiling. 

Turn-of-the century artifacts fill the museum.  In the one-room classroom are McGuffy desks, Heath readers, slates and chalk, typewriters, flip charts, piano, organ, a kerosene slide projector, sand table and other educational tools of the time.  Other artifacts can be found in the adjacent general store and blacksmith shop. Several miniature wagons, meticulously crafted and built to scale by Charles Hildebrandt, are displayed along one wall.

The annex contains the historical society’s archives: newspapers, books, maps, photographs, governmental documents and more.  It is the only archival depository in the county.

Directions:  The Dillon Schoolhouse is located at 403 La Bonte Street in Dillon.

Phone: 970-468-2207

Winter Hours Saturday 1-4 P.M.