City Hall - Purcell, OK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hamquilter
N 35° 00.730 W 097° 21.752
14S E 649406 N 3875617
This building is one of the earlier projects of the WPA, constructed in 1935.
Waymark Code: WMJCEK
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 4

The Purcell City Hall building is a one and two-story tan brick building, which was WPA Project No. 399, according to the cornerstone. The building has a projected entrance bay at the front, with doors on either side. A stone belt course runs around the building beneath the windows, which are fixed pane throughout. The building is two-story at the rear. Above the entrance, a second stone belt course has a Greek Key design engraved. There is a heavy stone coping at the roof line, raised above the front and side entrances. A stone panel above each entrance is engraved CITY HALL.

The cornerstone reads:

F.E.R.A.
Project No. 115
W.P.A.
Project No. 399
Matt Ozment
Mayor
Matthew Robertson
Leg. Com.
Leslie F. Gray
Fin. Sec.
1935

This WPA Project can also be found on Berkeley's Living New Deal website database.

Project type: Government building (non-park)

Date built or created: 1935

Location: 230 E. Main St.

City: Purcell

Condition: Pristine condition

Website for additional information: [Web Link]

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