Editing Battlement Mesa, Colorado (section)

==History==
[[File:Battlement Mesa Schoolhouse.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Battlement Mesa Schoolhouse in 1981, prior to its restoration]]
The community was first developed by an oil company as a residence for its workers in the expectation that the rising price of oil would make [[shale oil extraction]] economically viable. When adjusted oil prices fell, the housing estate was left as a [[stranded asset]], and the oil company marketed it to retirees in conjunction with a real estate firm.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}

===Battlement Mesa Schoolhouse===
The Battlement Mesa Schoolhouse, located at 7201 300 Road, is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Garfield County, Colorado|National Register of Historic Places]]. The rear portion of the building was built in 1897 with stone from a local quarry. The front portion was added in 1907, also using stone from the same quarry. By the late 1940s, the building was no longer used as a schoolhouse but was used for community gatherings and events. However, the local population declined, and the schoolhouse fell into disuse and was looted and vandalized.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/7ef7779c-0dc2-4fbc-aa58-f8d82b6b4f87/ |title=National Register of Historic Places inventory — nomination form: Battlement Mesa Schoolhouse |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=1982-10-28 |website=United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service |publisher= |access-date=2021-09-07 |quote=}}</ref> In 2003, the State Historical Fund awarded a grant to The Grand Valley Historical Society to restore the school building.<ref>{{cite news |last=Graff |first=Ryan |date= |title=Battlement Mesa Schoolhouse gets grant for restoration |url=https://www.postindependent.com/news/battlement-mesa-schoolhouse-gets-grant-for-restoration/ |work=PostIndependent |location=Glenwood Springs, Colorado |access-date=2021-09-07}}</ref>{{clear left}}