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| ID Number |
88001415 |
| Historic Name |
PITTSBURG SCHOOL AND GYMNASIUM |
| Description of Significance |
AS A RURAL WPA SCHOOL BUILDING, IT IS REMARKABLE FOR ITS SCALE/SIZE, ITS USE OF BUFF COLORED BRICK, AND ITS ART DECO/MISSION REVIVAL STYLE. TO THE COMMUNITY IT IS UNIQUE ARCHITECTURALLY BECAUSE OF ITS TYPE, STYLE, SCALE AND WORKMANSHIP. BUT THE SCHOOL BUILDING IS ESPECIALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT PROVIDED WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED COAL MINERS PRIMARILY IN THE PITTSBURG AREA WHO HAD LONG BEEN STATE RELIEF ROOLS, GIVING THEM SOME SELF RESPECT AND A MEASURE OF ECONOMIC SECURITY. IN THAT THE STRUCTURE PROVIDED SPACE FOR A GRADE SCHOOL AND A HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS A GYM, IT CONSTITUTED THE BEGINNING OF MODERN EDUCATION IN THE AREA--WHICH IT CONTINUES TO NURTURE. LISTED SEPTEMBER 8, 1988. |
| Current Name |
SAME |
| Address |
OFF OK-63 |
| City |
PITTSBURG |
| County |
PITTSBURG |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
20 |
| Township |
3N |
| Range |
14E |
| Type |
BUILDINGS |
| Historic Function |
EDUCATION: SCHOOL |
| Current Function |
EDUCATION: SCHOOL |
| Area Significance 1 |
EDUCATION |
| Area Significance 2 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Date Prepared |
1988 |
| Year Built |
1936-37 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
WPA |
| Architectural Style |
ART DECO/MISSION REVIVAL |
| Roof Material |
BUILT-UP |
| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
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| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
LISTED UNDER THE WPA PUBLIC BUILDINGS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND CEMETERY IMPROVEMENTS IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA, 1935-1943 TR. |
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