Rein School - Vicinity Ponca City, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 36° 33.920 W 097° 04.081
14S E 672883 N 4048391
Rein School is one of only two extant one-room schoolhouses in this part of the State.
Waymark Code: WMWEXK
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2017
Views: 3
The Rein school is located just east of Highway 177, at Cowboy Road and CR 250. It stands in an open field and was once a vital part of the education of the children in this area.
This is a rectangular, 47 x 35 ft. building constructed of rusticated native sandstone by the WPA in 1936-1937. It is a one-room schoolhouse with an entry on the south, and another on the west. There is a gabled roof with a cross-gabled porch roof on the west.
Prior to 1988 the school had fallen into disrepair (see photos on the Oklahoma Landmarks Inventory database (visit link) At that time, in 1988, the school was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. A metal roof was added and the window openings were covered with metal sheeting.
Original or Re-creation?: Original
Year the school first opened.: 01/01/1937
Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no
Address: Rural - CR 250 & Corboy Road Ponca City, OK US 74601
Web Address (if available): [Web Link]
Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: no
Year the school closed.: Not listed
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