Highland School, also or previously known as Highland-Lawn School, is an 1892 building at 9th Street and Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...

. It was the fourth school built in Boulder and was used as a school until 1971. The Highland School Building was converted to use as an office building and placed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 in 1978. The building is constructed of red brick and blond sandstone mined from local quarries.

Highland School was threatened with demolition in 1971. Civic leaders opposed to the demolition of the School and nearby Central School (Boulder, Colorado) formed Historic Boulder, Inc.

Historic Boulder, Inc.

Historic Boulder, Inc. is a 501 corporation dedicated to preservation of Boulder, Colorado area historical, architectural, visual and environmental heritage. The organization was formed in 1972. Early in its existence, Historic Boulder, Inc. worked to preserve the Boulder Railroad Depot, Boulder...

to advocate for its preservation.