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| ID Number |
95000236 |
| Historic Name |
MANGUM COMMUNITY BUILDING |
| Description of Significance |
THE MANGUM COMMUNITY BUILDING IS A 2 1/2 STORY LIMESTONE VENEER BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED BY THE FERA AND THE WPA BETWEEN 1935 AND 1936. THE BUILDING HAS A GAMBREL ROOF, BUT IN OTHER DETAILS, CHARACTERIZES THE CRAFTSMAN STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE. THESE INCLUDE ITS EXPOSED RAFTER TAILS, MASSIVE STONE PORCH SUPPORTS, DOUBLE WINDOWS, AND WOODEN PLANK DOORS. THE BUILDING HAS BEEN RELATIVELY UNALTERED. AS THE FERA ORIGINALLY INTENDED, THE COMMUNITY BUILDING HAS SERVED A VARIETY OF CIVIC FUNCTIONS IN MANGUM, AS A LIBRARY, AUDITORIUM, AND MEETING FACILITY. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 3/17/1995. |
| Current Name |
CIVIC CENTER, MANGUM PUBLIC LIBRARY |
| Address |
201 WEST LINCOLN |
| City |
MANGUM |
| County |
GREER |
| Lot |
2 |
| Block |
B, CRABTREE ADDITION |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
EDUCATION: LIBRARY; SOCIAL: MEETING HALL; RECREATION AND CULTURE: AUDITORIUM |
| Current Function |
EDUCATION: LIBRARY; SOCIAL: MEETING HALL; RECREATION AND CULTURE: AUDITORIUM |
| Area Significance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
ECONOMICS |
| Date Prepared |
12/1994 |
| Year Built |
1935-1936 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
PRINS, E. PAUL, ARCHITECT ; FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION , BUILDER |
| Architectural Style |
BUNGALOW / CRAFTSMAN |
| Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
| Wall Material |
STONE: LIMESTONE |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
METAL |
| Decorative Details |
SEGMENTAL ARCHES; EXPOSED RAFTER TAILS |
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
DOCUMENTATION SOURCES: (CONT) HISTORICAL ANNUAL: NATIONAL GUARD OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, 1938, BATON ROUGE, LA: ARMY AND NAVY PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1938; "INDEX TO REFERENCE CARDS FOR WORKS PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION PROJECT FILES, 1935-1942", WASHINGTON D.C.: WPA, 1942, MICRO T-935, REEL 54. |
| Restricted |
N |
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