The Kinta High School, on OK 2 in Kinta, Oklahoma, was built with Works Progress Administration funding in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Kinta High School
Kinta High School is located in Oklahoma
Kinta High School
LocationOK 2, Kinta, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°06′30″N 95°14′15″W / 35.10833°N 95.23750°W / 35.10833; -95.23750 (Kinta High School)
Arealess than one acre
Built1936
Built byWorks Progress Administration; Okla. State Dept. of Education
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
MPSWPA Public Bldgs., Recreational Facilities and Cemetery Improvements in Southeastern Oklahoma, 1935--1943 TR
NRHP reference No.88001383[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 26, 1988

It is a one-story 55 by 122 feet (17 m × 37 m) building, originally with six rooms, built of rusticated, coursed sandstone. Its NRHP nomination describes its masonry as "impressive, especially on the corners. The Richardsonian influence is apparent. The roof is flat with parapets; two front entryways on the west are recessed behind arches. Windows, with concrete sills, are arranged by threes and reach to the level of interior ceilings."[2]

Its construction provided work for unemployed coal miners.[citation needed]

The building has been modified with original parapets obscured by a roof and projecting walkway.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kinta High School". National Park Service. Retrieved June 17, 2018. With accompanying pictures