Fox School Gymnasium - Fox, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 34° 21.730 W 097° 29.447
14S E 638784 N 3803345
The Fox schools are a beautiful example of how the WPA aided rural Oklahoma in the 1930's.
Waymark Code: WMXJND
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 01/20/2018
Views: 2
Fox, Oklahoma is a small unincorporated community on Highway 76, north of Healdton. Its population is less than 250. On the east side of Highway 76 is a complex of school buildings, three of which were constructed by the PWA and WPA.
This is an gymnasium constructed by the WPA between October 1936 and March 1937. It is a one-story building of tan brick, and has a flat and arched roof. Multi-paned windows have been spray painted with some covered with wood panels. A plaque alongside the entrance indicates it is being used as the Fox Den Museum - Donated by Class of 1980 - Dedicated June 26, 1999. There are two entrances on the front elevation (west) which are recessed and have two doors with covered transoms.
Fox School C - 74 Board of Education L.E. Gentry Jess Phipps Edgar Moose Randall Holladay, Supt. Erected Oct. 16, 1936 - Mar. 3, 1937 J. B. White, Archt. Harvey Allred W.P.A. Supervisor
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