Historically, the
Ute people lived in the Chromo area. The Chromo, Colorado, post office opened on October 30, 1885. In 1922 the Chromo School was built to serve the children in the area and operated from 1922 to 1954. The original school building, a concrete structure, now functions as a community center. The well-preserved building is an example of a rural school complex, containing a teacherage and an outhouse. ==Geography==