National Register Record for STIGLER SCHOOL GYMNASIUM-AUDITORIUM

Historic Name: STIGLER SCHOOL GYMNASIUM-AUDITORIUM
Current Name: SAME
Address: 4TH & E STREETS
City: STIGLER            County: HASKELL
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE STIGLER SCHOOL GYMNASIUM/AUDTIORIUM IS A SINGLE STORY STONE BUILDING CONSTRUCTED AS A WPA PROJECT IN 1936. CONSTRUCTION PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT FOR UNSKILLED WORKERS IN THE AREA, PARTICULARLY UNEMPLOYED COAL MINERS. BESIDES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT, THE NEW SCHOOL PROVIDED SPACE FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY BASKETBALL, WHICH FOSTERED A SENSE OF IDENTITY AND PRIDE NOT WIDELY KNOWN IN THE REGION UNTIL THAT TIME. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 9/8/1988.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: EDUCATION: SCHOOL
Current Function: EDUCATION: SCHOOL
Area of Significance 1: EDUCATION
Area of Significance 2: COMMERCE
Architectural Style: ART DECO
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1936            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 1988