National Register Record for SPAULDING SCHOOL GYMNASIUM-AUDITORIUM

Historic Name: SPAULDING SCHOOL GYMNASIUM-AUDITORIUM
Current Name: SAME
Address: SECTION LINE HIGHWAY & 2ND
City: SPAULDING            County: HUGHES
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE SPAULDING SCHOOL GYMNASIUM/AUDITORIUM WAS A 1936 WPA PROJECT IN HUGHES COUNTY. THE BUILDING IS A SINGLE STORY RECTANGULAR BUILDING WITH A SANDSTONE VENEER. THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PROVIDED JOBS FOR UNEMPLOYED OIL FIELD WORKERS AND PROVIDED A SPACE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO CONDUCT VARIOUS SCHOOL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. THE INTEGRITY OF THE BUILDING IS QUESTIONABLE DUE TO MULTIPLE ADDITIONS AND THE REPLACEMENT OF ORIGINAL DOORS AND WINDOWS. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/8/1988.

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