National Register Record for HUGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Historic Name: HUGO PUBLIC LIBRARY
Current Name: None
Address: EAST JEFFERSON STREET
City: HUGO            County: CHOCTAW
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: CONSTRUCTED IN OVER THE WINTER OF 1936-1937, THIS SINGLE-STORY STONE BUILDING SERVED FIRST AS THE REGIONAL WPA HEADQUARTERS. UTILIZED AS A COMMUNITY CENTER AFTER THE DEMISE OF THE WPA, THIS BUILDING HAS LONG SERVED THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF THE HUGO COMMUNITY. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/8/88.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: SOCIAL
Current Function: EDUCATION
Area of Significance 1: ECONOMICS
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: None
Architect: WPA, BUILDER
Year Built: 1937            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 1988