National Register Record for SPRING DELL SCHOOL

Historic Name: SPRING DELL SCHOOL
Current Name: SAME
Address: 5 MI S, 1/2 MI W OF JCT US 66 AND SH 18
City: CHANDLER VICINITY            County: LINCOLN
Section: 4           Township: 13N           Range: 4E          
Description of significance: THE SPRING DELL SCHOOL WAS CONSTRUCTED AS A WPA PROJECT IN LINCOLN COUNTY. IT ALLOWED FOR ENHANCED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS RURAL COMMUNITY AND IS ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT AS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE WPA STANDARDIZED SCHOOL AS APPLIED TO A SMALL RURAL SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL IS A SINGLE-STORY RECTANGULAR BUILDING WITH A NATIVE STONE VENEER. IT HAS A BRICK CHIMNEY. MANY OF THE ORIGINAL WOODEN RIBBON WINDOWS HAVE BEEN IN-FILLED AND THE ORIGINAL STONE HAS BEEN PAINTED. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 4/4/1996.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: EDUCATION: SCHOOL
Current Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: EDUCATION; ECONOMICS
Architectural Style: OTHER: WPA STANDARDIZED STYLE
Architect: WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION - BUILDER
Year Built: 1936            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: "THE LINCOLN COUNTY REPUBLICAN" CHANDLER OK, JAN 15, 1936, MAY 27, 1936
Date Prepared: JULY 1, 1993