National Register Record for HARRISON SCHOOL

Historic Name: HARRISON SCHOOL
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Address: 212 WEST BIRCH AVENUE
City: ENID            County: Garfield
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Description of significance: HARRISON SCHOOL, AT 212 WEST BIRCH AVENUE, ENID, GARFIELD COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, IS LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION A IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION AND CRITERION C IN THE AREA OF ARCHITECTURE (FIGURE 01). HARRISON SCHOOL IS SIGNIFICANT AS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY PRIMARY SCHOOL AS IT EVOLVED TO MEET PROGRESSIVE ERA TENETS IN ENID, OKLAHOMA. CONSTRUCTED IN 1919 TO SERVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD NORTH OF THE ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD TRACKS, THE TWO-STORY BRICK HARRISON SCHOOL RETAINS EXCELLENT INTEGRITY OF THE FEATURES AND FINISHES THAT COMMUNICATE ITS HISTORIC FUNCTION AS A TOWN GRADE SCHOOL, WHICH REFLECTS PROGRESSIVE ERA DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR THE PHYSICAL PLAN WITHOUT INCORPORATING ALL OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA CURRICULUM.

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Architectural Style: No Style
Architect: SHAW, ROY W.
Year Built: 1919, 1951            Original Site: YES
Condition: No Data
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Date Prepared: 2017