National Register Record for MANGUM COMMUNITY BUILDING

Historic Name: MANGUM COMMUNITY BUILDING
Current Name: CIVIC CENTER, MANGUM PUBLIC LIBRARY
Address: 201 WEST LINCOLN
City: MANGUM            County: GREER
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE MANGUM COMMUNITY BUILDING IS A 2 1/2 STORY LIMESTONE VENEER BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED BY THE FERA AND THE WPA BETWEEN 1935 AND 1936. THE BUILDING HAS A GAMBREL ROOF, BUT IN OTHER DETAILS, CHARACTERIZES THE CRAFTSMAN STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE. THESE INCLUDE ITS EXPOSED RAFTER TAILS, MASSIVE STONE PORCH SUPPORTS, DOUBLE WINDOWS, AND WOODEN PLANK DOORS. THE BUILDING HAS BEEN RELATIVELY UNALTERED. AS THE FERA ORIGINALLY INTENDED, THE COMMUNITY BUILDING HAS SERVED A VARIETY OF CIVIC FUNCTIONS IN MANGUM, AS A LIBRARY, AUDITORIUM, AND MEETING FACILITY. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 3/17/1995.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: EDUCATION: LIBRARY; SOCIAL: MEETING HALL; RECREATION AND CULTURE: AUDITORIUM
Current Function: EDUCATION: LIBRARY; SOCIAL: MEETING HALL; RECREATION AND CULTURE: AUDITORIUM
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: ECONOMICS
Architectural Style: BUNGALOW / CRAFTSMAN
Architect: PRINS, E. PAUL, ARCHITECT ; FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION , BUILDER
Year Built: 1935-1936            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: "ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION FOR OKLAHOMA, 7/1/1935 - 3/1/1937", OKLAHOMA CITY: WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION, 1937; W. DAVID BAIRD, "FINAL REPORT: WPA STRUCTURES THEMATIC SURVEY (PHASE III)", STILLWATER: OKLA. STATE UNIV. PRESS, 1987;
Date Prepared: 12/1994