National Register Record for DAYTON SCHOOL

Historic Name: DAYTON SCHOOL
Current Name: SAME
Address: SE OF CITY
City: LAMONT VICINITY            County: GRANT
Section: WEST 1/2 OF THE SW 1/4 OF SEC 26           Township: 25 N           Range: 3 W          
Description of significance: THE DAYTON SCHOOL IS A ONE ROOM WPA CONSTRUCTED SCHOOL NEAR LAMONT IN GRANT COUNTY. BUILT OF NATIVE STONE WITH BRICK QUOINS AND OTHER ACCENTS, THIS SCHOOL HOUSE IS SMALLER AND UTILIZES DIFFERENT MATERIALS THAN OTHER WPA SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. MOST WPA SCHOOLS IN NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA CONTAINED MULTIPLE ROOMS AND WERE CLAD ENTIRELY IN BRICK. THIS CRUCIAL DIFFERENCE SUGGESTS THAT THIS SCHOOL IS AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF WPA WORK IN GRANT AND THAT THE CRAFTSMEN WERE RELATIVELY INEXPERIENCED. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/8/1988.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: EDUCATION: SCHOOL
Current Function: VACANT/NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: NO DISTINCTIVE STYLE
Architect: OKLAHOMA STATE DEPART OF INSTRUCTION PATTERN BOOK
Year Built: 1936            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: UNKNOWN