1936-1938 School / Gymnasium - Springer, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 34° 18.732 W 097° 08.535
14S E 670940 N 3798335
WPA construction from the Depression Era.
Waymark Code: WMP80Y
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2015
Views: 1
The Springer school and gymnasium buildings were constructed by the WPA in 1936-1938. They are sturdy buildings constructed of native sandstone from the local area.
The cornerstone is located on the gymnasium building and consists of a two-sided stone reading:
Director
H.E. Spencer
Clerk
H.H. Howard
Member
J.W. Doggett
________
Superintendent
B.N. Whitsett
County Supt.
Chas. L. Parker
1938
The classroom building is a one-story native stone building with a flat roof. It once had casement windows, eight panes high, with units of five in the front and three on the sides. (See photos on website below for pictures from the mid-1980's.) Today, those windows have been replaced by larger panes, three high.
Behind the classroom building is a stone gymnasium with a barrel roof. The cornerstone is located on the southwest corner. Website below has great pictures of this gym.
http://oli_shpo.okstate.edu/resultquery.aspx?id=67294&pbc=P
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