Historic Name: KINTA HIGH SCHOOL
Current Name: SAME
Address: SH-2
City: KINTA
County: HASKELL Section: None
Township: None
Range: None
Description of significance: KINTA HIGH SCHOOL WAS A WPA PROJECT CONSTRUCTED IN 1936. THE BUILDING PROJECT PROVIDED WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED COAL MINERS IN THIS RURAL AREA. IN PROVIDING FOR A NEW SCHOOL HOUSE, IT CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT MORE CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING FOR STUDENTS WHO PREVIOUSLY HAD NOT HAD A SEPARATE HIGH SCHOOL FACILITY. AS A RURAL WPA SCHOOL, THIS STRUCTURE IS UNIQUE FOR ITS SIZE (SIX ROOM). THE SCHOOL IS A SINGLE STORY RECTANGULAR BUILDING BUILT OF SANDSTONE WITH A FLAT ROOF. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 9/8/1988.
Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: EDUCATION: SCHOOL
Current Function: EDUCATION: SCHOOL
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: EDUCATION
Architectural Style: RICHARDSONIAN ROMANESQUE
Architect: WPA, BUILDER; OKLAHOMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PATTERN BOOK
Year Built: 1936
Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 1988