Historic Name: ARKOMA SCHOOL
Current Name: SAME
Address: ARKOMA & BLOCKER STREETS
City: ARKOMA
County: LEFLORE Section: None
Township: None
Range: None
Description of significance: THE ARKOMA SCHOOL WAS A WPA PROJECT IN LEFLORE COUNTY BETWEEN 1936 AND 1937. THIS FOUR ROOM SANDSTONE SCHOOL BUILDING HAS A HIPPED ROOF WITH A GABLED DORMER. THE ENTRYWAY IS ARCHED. THIS AREA OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA WAS ESPECIALLY HARD HIT BY THE DEPRESSION, AND LOCAL RELIEF PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS OFFERED EMPLOYMENT TO LOCALS AT A CRITICAL PERIOD. CONSTRUCTION OF THIS COMPARATIVELY MODERN BUILDING ALSO SPARKED LOCAL INTEREST IN EDUCATION. LISTED IN 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: RICHARDSONIAN ROMANESQUE
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1936-1937
Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: CIRCA 1988