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History
The Washington School Inn is one of Park City's last remaining historical treasures. It is one of the few structures which survived the Great Fire of 1898. The Washington School Inn is listed on the National Historic Register and the Utah Register of Historic Places and has the distinction of being named one of the “Great Inns of America”.

The schoolhouse was built in 1889 of Limestone and contained three rooms, each 30 x 30 with 16 foot ceilings. Classes -- grades one through five -- began on November 18,1889, The Park Record newspaper reported the school to be one of the finest in the state. In 1903 another classroom was added.

The schoolhouse cost approximately $13,000 to build; desks, furniture and fixtures amounted to $698. The school board spent $144 on globes, maps and other teaching materials for the educational experiences of the children.

On May 4, 1931 the school was listed for sale due to lack of enrollment. The property sold in 1936 to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Park City residents enjoyed the building for dances and social events until the 1950's when it was vacated.

In 1984 the building was purchased by the current owner and renovations began to make the school into an elegant inn. The building was completely gutted with only the limestone shell with the original oversized classroom windows remaining.