Summerfield School (Oklahoma)

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Summerfield School
Old Summerfield Schoolhouse.jpg
Location34518 Reichert-Summerfield Rd,
Summerfield, Oklahoma
Coordinates 34°53′50″N94°52′00″W / 34.8971°N 94.8666°W / 34.8971; -94.8666
Arealess than one acre
Built1937
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 NRHPSeptember 8, 1988

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]

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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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Summerfield School". National Park Service. 1988. Retrieved October 2, 2016. with two photos from 1980