National Register Record for SUMNER SCHOOL

Historic Name: SUMNER SCHOOL
Current Name: SAME
Address: 2 MILES NORTH OF US 64 ON COUNTY ROAD N3300
City: MORRISON VICINITY            County: NOBLE
Section: 7, NE4           Township: 21N           Range: 2E          
Description of significance: THE SUMNER SCHOOL SERVED THE COMMUNITY OF SUMNER, OKLAHOMA FROM 1921 TO 1991. IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS IN OKLAHOMA AND WAS THE FIRST CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL IN NOBLE COUNTY. IT IS AN L-SHAPED SINGLE-STORY BUILDING WITH A PARTIAL BASEMENT. THE SCHOOL IS COMPRISED OF FOUR SECTIONS: THE FIRST, A BRICK COMMERCIAL STYLE CLASSROOM AND AUDITORIUM BUILDING BUILT IN 1920-1921. THE ORIGINAL PORTION OF THE FACILITY HAS A GABLED ROOF IN THE CENTER, FLANKED BY TWO FLAT-ROOFED SECTIONS. A SANDSTONE GYMNASIUM WAS ADDED BY THE WPA IN 1940-1941 AND FEATURES A HIPPED BARREL ROOF. UTILITARIAN BRICK AND CONCRETE BLOCK SECTIONS WERE ADDED BETWEEN 1945 AND 1954 TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWING NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 4/26/1996.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: EDUCATION: SCHOOL; RECREATION AND CULTURE: SPORTS FACILITY
Current Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: EDUCATION
Architectural Style: OTHER: WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1921            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: INTERVIEWS: CHARLES CHESSMORE - STILLWATER, OK - 10/24/1995, DAVID DOLEZAL - PERRY, OK - 10/13/1995; DIANNA EVERETT AND MARY JANE WARDE, "FINAL REPORT: WPA ARMORIES, CAMP GRUBER, WHITAKER SCHOOL, AND DAVIS AIR FIELD", SHPO, OKLAHOMA CITY, 1993;
Date Prepared: 11/7/1995