National Register Record for NEW STATE SCHOOL

Historic Name: NEW STATE SCHOOL
Current Name: None
Address: None
City: HARTSHORNE VICINITY            County: PITTSBURG
Section: 15           Township: 3N           Range: 16          
Description of significance: THE SCHOOL BUILDING IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION OF IT PROVIDED WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNSKILLED AND UNEMPLOYED LABORERS IN A VERY REMOTE AREA WHERE THE EFFECTS OF DROUGHT AND AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION WERE GREAT AND PUT MANY ON THE STATE RELIEF ROLLS. FOR THE YOUNGSTERS IN THE ISOLATED AREA, THE BUILDING MEANT A CHANCE AT A RELATIVELY MODERN EDUCATION. PREVIOUSLY, ANY FORMAL LEARNING WAS HAPHAZARD. ARCHITECTURALLY, THE BUILDING IS UNIQUE IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE IF ITS TYPE, STYLE, SCALE, MATERIALS, AND WORKMANSHIP. THE FACT THAT THE NEW STATE SCHOOL BUILDING IS ONE OF A FEW WPA-CONSTRUCTED ONE-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSES THAT SURVIVES, ALSO MAKES IT SIGNIFICANT.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: SCHOOL
Current Function: STORAGE
Area of Significance 1: EDUCATION
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: WPA-STYLE
Architect: OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PATTERN BOOK
Year Built: 1936            Original Site: YES
Condition: POOR - FAIR
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 1988