Fruita Union High School (second location), Fruita, Colorado 1936 1969 239 North Maple Fruita Mesa Colorado USA After the first high school burnt down in 1934, a second school was built. Located at 239 North Maple, it opened in time for the 1936 school year. Funds were provided by bonds and grants. The WPA provided the laborers that built the high school. Famed Denver architect Temple Buell designed the building. According to the book “In the Beginning,” by Albert and Terry Lasalle, the school was “showcased in the February 1938 issue of The Architectural Forum magazine.” The school was built to serve as both community center and school. In 1951, with the move to Mesa County School District 51, the school became Fruita High School, and dropped “union” from the name. With the construction of a new Fruita High School in 1969, the building was combined with the neighboring Fruita Junior High School. yes yes