Sterling School - Sterling, OK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hamquilter
N 34° 44.736 W 098° 10.337
14S E 575764 N 3845143
Built in 1939, this WPA-built school is part of a complex that serves this town of 800.
Waymark Code: WMWD15
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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This is a one-story sandstone classroom building which is symmetrical, with two entrances flanking a center portion which is slightly projected. The entrances each have a single door and one sidelight and are recessed in a portico with an arched opening. A WPA shield is marked in concrete and set into the stone wall in the entrance way. Two steps lead to the entrance porch, with stone sidewalls.

The window openings are large,and have been partially boarded up, leaving a single window unit exposed. This building sits in a large complex of school buildings which comprise elementary to high school levels. The school is addressed 400 S. Tiger Blvd (which is 2nd Avenue).
Project type: Government building (non-park)

Date built or created: 1939

City: Sterling, OK

Condition: Good upkeep with a little wear and tear

Location: Not listed

Website for additional information: Not listed

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