The Summerfield School, located off US 271 in Summerfield, Oklahoma, USA, was built in 1937 as a Works Progress Administration project. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Summerfield School | |
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| Location | 34518 Reichert-Summerfield Rd, Summerfield, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 34°53′50″N 94°52′00″W / 34.8971°N 94.8666°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937 |
| Built by | Works Progress Administration |
| Architect | Okla. State Dept. of Education |
| MPS | WPA Public Bldgs., Recreational Facilities and Cemetery Improvements in Southeastern Oklahoma, 1935-1943 TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001406[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 8, 1988 |
It is a single-story hipped-roof four-room 421-by-72-foot (128 by 22 m) building built of native sandstone. Its design is from an Oklahoma State Dept. of Education pattern book.[2]
It was deemed significant because its construction provided jobs, for providing a better learning environment for children, and for its architectural uniqueness within its community.[2]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Summerfield School". National Park Service. 1988. Retrieved October 2, 2016. with two photos from 1980