Oklahoma's National Register of Historic Places

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ID Number 88001405
Historic Name SHADY POINT SCHOOL
Description of Significance SHADY POINT SCHOOL IS A SINGLE-STORY RECTANGULAR BUILDING CONSTRUCTED BY THE WPA IN 1936. CLAD IN CUT AND ROUGHLY COURSED NATIVE SANDSTONE, THIS SCHOOLHOUSE HAS A HIPPED ROOF WITH A GABLED DORMER ABOVE THE FRONT ENTRY. CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING HELPED TO PROVIDE JOBS FOR THE LOCAL UNEMPLOYED, WHO HAD BEEN HIT ESPECIALLY HARD BY THE GREAT DEPRESSION. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/8/1988. DESTORYED BY FIRE.
Current Name SAME
Address NE EDGE OF SHADY POINT COMMUNITY
City SHADY POINT
County LEFLORE
Lot
Block
Current Section SE 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 27
Township 8N
Range 25E
Type BUILDING
Historic Function EDUCATION: SCHOOL
Current Function EDUCATION: SCHOOL
Area Significance 1 EDUCATION
Area Significance 2 COMMERCE
Date Prepared CA 1988
Year Built 1936
Original Site YES
Architect/Builder UNKNOWN
Architectural Style RICHARDSONIAN ROMANESQUE
Roof Material UNCOLLECTED
Wall Material STONE: SANDSTONE
Window Material WOOD
Door Material UNCOLLECTED
Decorative Details
Condition NON-EXTANT
Comments DESTROYED IN FIRE
Restricted N