National Register Record for LAWTON HIGH SCHOOL

Historic Name: LAWTON HIGH SCHOOL
Current Name: CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH; OLD LAWTON HIGH SCHOOL
Address: N.W. 11TH STREET & N.W. FERRIS AVENUE
City: LAWTON            County: COMANCHE
Section: SEC 30           Township: T2N           Range: R11W          
Description of significance: THE OLD LAWTON HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTS THE GROWTH OF THE CITY THAT IT SERVED. THE ORIGINAL CLASSICAL REVIVAL PORTION OF THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED IN 1909 WITH AN IMPRESSIVE COPPER DOME, REFLECTS THE EARLY PROMISE OF THIS SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA TOWN. BY 1922, GROWTH OF THE TOWN NECESSITATED A LARGE ADDITION. A THIRD LARGE ADDITION WAS ADDED USING P.W.A. FUNDS IN 1939. THE BUILDING WAS REPLACED AS HIGH SCHOOL IN 1954, BUT CONTINUED TO SERVE AS THE JUNIOR HIGH FOR MANY YEARS. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 2/27/97.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: SCHOOL
Current Function: SCHOOL
Area of Significance 1: 100 EDUCATION
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: CLASSICAL REVIVAL
Architect: HAIR & SMITH, ARCHITECTS; TONINI & BRAMBLETT, ARCHITECTS; PAUL HARRIS, ARCHITECT
Year Built: 1909; 1923; 1939            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 7/17/92