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| ID Number |
SG100006629 |
| Historic Name |
WHITTIER SCHOOL |
| Description of Significance |
WHITTIER SCHOOL IS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR EDUCATION AND UNDER CRITERION C AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR ARCHITECTURE. THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE IS FROM 1910 TO 1957. BUILT IN 1910 (WITH ADDITIONS COMPLETED IN 1919 AND 1923), WHITTIER SCHOOL WAS DESIGNED IN THE CLASSICAL REVIVAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLE BY SOLOMON ANDREW LAYTON, WHO WAS OKLAHOMA’S MOST PROMINENT ARCHITECT DURING THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY. WHITTIER SCHOOL WAS ALSO THE SITE OF A WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA)-SPONSORED “NURSERY SCHOOL,” WHICH PROVIDED OKLAHOMA CITY’S ONLY PUBLIC PRESCHOOL PROGRAM DURING THE LATE 1930S AND EARLY 1940S. THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION CLOSED WHITTIER SCHOOL IN 1957, CITING INCREASED MAINTENANCE COSTS AND DECLINING STUDENT ENROLLMENT. |
| Current Name |
WHITTIER SCHOOL |
| Address |
1900 NORTHWEST 10TH STREET |
| City |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
| County |
OKLAHOMA |
| Lot |
41-45 |
| Block |
15 |
| Current Section |
32 |
| Township |
12N |
| Range |
3W |
| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
EDUCATION |
| Current Function |
VACANT |
| Area Significance 1 |
EDUCATION |
| Area Significance 2 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Date Prepared |
2020 |
| Year Built |
1910 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
LAYTON & SMITH / OKLAHOMA CONSTRUCTION CO., INC / GROSS CONSTRUCTION CO. |
| Architectural Style |
CLASSICAL REVIVAL |
| Roof Material |
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| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
METAL |
| Decorative Details |
BUILT IN 1910, WITH ADDITIONS COMPLETED IN 1919 AND 1923, WHITTIER SCHOOL IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN OKLAHOMA CITY. IT IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A CLASSICAL REVIVAL-STYLE SCHOOL DESIGNED BY SOLOMON ANDREW LAYTON, WHOSE FIRM IS ATTRIBUTED WITH THE DESIGN OF NUMEROUS PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WHITTIER SCHOOL IS THREE STORIES IN HEIGHT. IT HAS A RED BRICK EXTERIOR WITH SEVERAL ORNAMENTAL
FEATURES, INCLUDING CAST STONE PEDIMENTS, CORNICES, AND SUBSILLS. A SERIES OF PAINTED METAL MULLIONS AND PANELS ARE VISIBLE ON THE NORTH-FACING FAÇADE AND SOUTH (BACK) ELEVATION. THE BUILDING’S INTERIOR RETAINS MUCH OF ITS ORIGINAL LAYOUT. A WIDE, CENTRAL CORRIDOR IS LOCATED ON BOTH THE SECOND AND THIRD STORIES, PROVIDING ACCESS TO NUMEROUS CLASSROOMS. A MODEST AUDITORIUM IS ON THE FIRST STORY, AT THE EAST END OF THE BUILDING. |
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
LISTED 06/09/2021 |
| Restricted |
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