The Fruita Schoolhouse, sometimes called the Fruita Grade School, was used by the Fruita community from 1896-1941. The first teacher, Nettie Behunin, was just 12 years old. 

By 1941, there were not enough students to keep the school open, and it closed. The National Park Service nominated the school to the National Register of Historic Places, and it was restored to its 1930s appearance in 1989. 

Learn more about the schoolhouse, as well was the community of Fruita. Listen to Janice Oldroyd Torgerson, who taught at the Fruita Schoolhouse in 1934, or read the transcript.