National Register Record for MOSS SCHOOL GYMNASIUM

Historic Name: MOSS SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
Current Name: SAME
Address: OFF JCT. OF US-270 & US 75
City: HOLDENVILLIE VICINITY            County: HUGHES
Section: 22           Township: 7N           Range: 10E          
Description of significance: THE MOSS SCHOOL GYMNASIUM WAS A 1936 WPA PROJECT IN HUGHES COUNTY. SOURCES INDICATE THAT THIS WAS AN EARLY WPA PROJECT, AND THE BUILDING SERVED AS A MODEL FOR OTHER CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA. IT IS A SINGLE STORY RECTANGULAR BUILDING CONSTRUCTED OF UNTOOLED AND UNCOURSED NATIVE SANDSTONE. IT HAD A SIDE GABLED ROOF WITH EXPOSED RAFTER TAILS. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/8/1988.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: EDUCATION: SCHOOL
Current Function: NONE
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: SOCIAL HISTORY
Architectural Style: WPA DECO
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1936            Original Site: YES
Condition: DEMOLISHED JUNE 2002
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: CA 1988