Historic Name: RABBIT CREEK SCHOOL
Current Name: RABBIT CREEK SCHOOL
Address: INTERSECTIONS OF N2540 & E2010 RD
City: RANDLETT
County: Cotton Section: Township: Range: Description of significance: THE RABBIT CREEK SCHOOL IN COTTON COUNTY HAS BEEN LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR ITS SIGNIFICANCE AS A TWO-ROOM WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA) DESIGNED AND BUILT SCHOOLHOUSE IN COTTON COUNTY. APPROPRIATED IN 1935 WITH CONSTRUCTION FINISHED BY 1937, RABBIT CREEK SCHOOL EMPLOYED 26 LOCAL WORKERS THROUGH THE NEW DEAL FEDERAL RELIEF PROGRAM, BRINGING MUCH NEEDED EMPLOYMENT TO COTTON COUNTY DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION. APPROXIMATELY 29 STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY WOULD MAKE UP RABBIT CREEK’S FIRST CLASS IN 1937 UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF HUSBAND-AND-WIFE INSTRUCTORS JAMES AND VERA KILLINGSWORTH. MISS ELLA GREEN WOULD BE EMPLOYED AS THE SCHOOL COOK. RABBIT CREEK WOULD SERVE STUDENTS OF RURAL COTTON COUNTY UNTIL ITS CLOSURE IN 1956.
Type: Historic Function: School
Current Function: Single Dwelling
Area of Significance 1: Politics/Government
Area of Significance 2: Architecture
Architectural Style: No Style
Architect: WPA
Year Built: 1935-1937
Original Site: YES
Condition: Fair (somewhat in need of maintenance)
Restricted: N
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