Pocasset Gymnasium | |
Location | Adams St. & 6th St., Pocasset, Oklahoma |
---|---|
Coordinates | 35°11′31″N97°57′18″W / 35.191969°N 97.955082°W Coordinates: 35°11′31″N97°57′18″W / 35.191969°N 97.955082°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1940 |
Built by | Works Progress Administration |
Architectural style | WPA standardized style |
NRHP reference # | 96001489 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 13, 1996 |
The Pocasset Gymnasium, in Pocasset, Oklahoma, was built as a Works Progress Administration project in 1940. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]
Pocasset is a town in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 156 at the 2010 census, down from 192 at the 2000 census.
The Works Progress Administration was an American New Deal agency, employing millions of job-seekers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. It was established on May 6, 1935, by Executive Order 7034. In a much smaller project, Federal Project Number One, the WPA employed musicians, artists, writers, actors and directors in large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects. The four projects dedicated to these were: the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP), the Historical Records Survey (HRS), the Federal Theatre Project (FTP), the Federal Music Project (FMP), and the Federal Art Project (FAP). In the Historical Records Survey, for instance, many former slaves in the South were interviewed; these documents are of great importance for American history. Theater and music groups toured throughout America, and gave more than 225,000 performances. Archaeological investigations under the WPA were influential in the rediscovery of pre-Columbian Native American cultures, and the development of professional archaeology in the US.
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.
It is a 110 by 66 feet (34 m × 20 m) building designed by architect Walter T. Vahlberg. It, along with renovations to school buildings in Pocasset, was to be funded by a WPA grant of 17,720 dollars and Pocasset School Board funds of 10,990 dollars, under a voter-approved bond. [2]
Walter T. Vahlberg was an architect based in Oklahoma. Several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
It is located at the intersection of Adams St. and 6th St. in Pocasset. [3] This is about .125 miles (0.201 km) to the west off of Main St. (U.S. Highway 81), about .5 miles (0.80 km) south of the junction of U.S. 81 with Dutton Rd. [2]
Grady County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,431. Its county seat is Chickasha. It was named for Henry W. Grady, an editor of the Atlanta Constitution and southern orator.
Grand Canyon Village is a census-designated place (CDP) located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County, Arizona, in the United States. Its population was 2,004 at the 2010 Census. Located in Grand Canyon National Park, it is wholly focused on accommodating tourists visiting the canyon. Its origins trace back to the railroad completed from Williams, Arizona, to the canyon's South Rim by the Santa Fe Railroad in 1901. Many of the structures in use today date from that period. The village contains numerous landmark buildings, and its historic core is a National Historic Landmark District, designated for its outstanding implementation of town design.
Garrett is a city in Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,286 at the 2010 census.
St. Marys is a city in Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,070 at the 2010 census. Originally a small town inhabited by mostly Bavarian Roman Catholics, it was founded December 8, 1842. It is home to Straub Brewery and the first Benedictine convent in the United States. In 1992, the borough of St. Marys absorbed the surrounding township of Benzinger and incorporated as a city.
Simpsonville is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 18,238 at the 2010 census, up from 14,352 in 2000. The population had risen to an estimated 20,736 as of 2015. Simpsonville is part of the "Golden Strip", along with Mauldin and Fountain Inn, an area which is noted for having low unemployment due to a diversity of industries including Para-Chem, Kemet, Sealed Air and Milliken.
St. Andrews is a census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 20,493 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Charlotte Court House is a town in and the county seat of Charlotte County, Virginia, United States. The population was 543 at the 2010 census.
Harrisville is a town in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Ritchie County. Harrisville is located at the junction of State Routes 31 and 16, five miles south of U.S. 50. Within the community are an elementary school, the county board of education, many businesses, three banks, a library, offices of the Ritchie Gazette and The Pennsboro News, a municipal park, and North Bend Golf Course. North Bend Lake and North Bend State Park are located just outside town limits. Municipal elections are held every two years.
Hickory is a city located primarily in Catawba County, with formal boundaries extending into Burke and Caldwell counties. The city lies in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Hickory's population at the 2010 census was 40,010, with an estimated population in 2015 of 40,374. Hickory is the principal city in the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton MSA, in which the population at the 2010 census was 365,497 and is located just northwest of the Charlotte–Concord Combined Statistical Area.
St. Paul is a town in Russell and Wise counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 1,000 at the 2000 census. Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, which powers 150,000 homes, is located in St. Paul.
O'Fallon is a city along Interstate 64 and Interstate 70 between Lake St. Louis and St. Peters in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census O'Fallon had a population of 79,329, making it the largest municipality in St. Charles County and seventh largest in the state of Missouri. O'Fallon's namesake in St. Clair County, Illinois is also part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area. The two O'Fallons are one of the few pairs of same-named municipalities to be part of the same MSA.
The Mesquite High School Gymnasium, at 144 E. North 1st St. in Mesquite, Nevada, was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
Croom is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 2,631. It largely consists of former tobacco farms and forests converting to Washington, DC bedroom subdivisions such as nearby Marlton. The main part of Patuxent River Park is in Croom.
The Reliance School was built in the coal mining community of Reliance, Wyoming in 1923-27. The buildings was designed by James L. Libby, a Union Pacific Railroad employee. The school was built by the Union Pacific Coal Company to serve Reliance, which existed almost entirely to serve the Union Pacific mines. The gymnasium, also designed by Libby, was completed in 1931. Together, the buildings served as an educational and social center for the isolated community.
Dallas High School is a former public secondary school in Dallas, Texas. It is the alma mater of several notable Americans, including former U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark. Built in 1907, the 3.5-story classical revival structure is located in the downtown City Center District next to the Pearl/Arts District DART light rail station.
Estate Perseverance, near Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The listing included a contributing building and a contributing site on 2 acres (0.81 ha).
The Lava High School Gymnasium, at 202 W. Fife in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, was built in 1934. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
The Hollister School, at 2464 Salmon Ave. in Hollister, Idaho, was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
This article about a property in Oklahoma on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |