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| ID Number |
84003161 |
| Historic Name |
W.E.B. DUBOIS SCHOOL |
| Description of Significance |
THE W.E.B. DUBOIS SCHOOL, CONSTRUCTED IN 1925, WAS THE ONLY EXTANT EDUCATIONAL FACILITY ASSOCIATED WITH SUMMIT, AN ALL-BLACK TOWN FOUNDED IN 1896. FURTHER, IT WAS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING SCHOOLS IN OKLAHOMA CONSTRUCTED AS AN ALL-BLACK SCHOOL DURING THE ERA OF SEGREGATION WHICH RETAINED ITS HISTORIC INTEGRITY. IT WAS A SINGLE STORY BUILDING CONSTRUCTED OF RANDOM COURSED NATIVE STONE, WITH A BRICK AND A CONCRETE BLOCK ADDITION. THERE WERE FEW DECORATIVE ELEMENTS ON THE BUILDING. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/28/1984. BURNED 1991. |
| Current Name |
DUBOIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| Address |
OFF US-69 |
| City |
SUMMIT VICINITY |
| County |
MUSKOGEE |
| Lot |
3-14 |
| Block |
26 |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BULDING |
| Historic Function |
EDUCATION: SCHOOL |
| Current Function |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Area Significance 1 |
ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK |
| Area Significance 2 |
EDUCATION |
| Date Prepared |
CA 1984 |
| Year Built |
1925 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
UNKNOWN |
| Architectural Style |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Roof Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Wall Material |
BRICK; STONE; CONCRETE |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
WOOD |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
BURNED 1991 |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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