[1] It was built on a one-acre (0.40 ha) plot of land donated to the school district by James Daniels in 1879.

A wood-frame schoolhouse was built first; it was sold and moved off the property to enable replacement by the present brick building in 1911.

The school was named, however, for his brother, Henry Daniels, who was a pioneer in the Big Thompson Valley area before Johnstown and Milliken existed.

[2] It is Classical Revival in style, built of brick, and has a pedimented porch spanning the front, with four Tuscan columns.

[2] The school is located on Colorado State Highway 60[note 1] near its intersection with Weld County Road 25.