National Register Record for MOORE PUBLIC SHOOL BUILDING

Historic Name: MOORE PUBLIC SHOOL BUILDING
Current Name: None
Address: NW 1ST AND BROADWAY
City: MOORE            County: CLEVELAND
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: CONSTRUCTED IN 1928, THIS TWO STORY, BRICK BUILDING SERVED AS THE ONLY SCHOOL FACILITY IN THE TOWN OF MOORE FOR THIRTY YEARS. DESIGNED IN THE LATE GOTHIC REVIVAL (OR COLLEGIATE GOTHIC) STYLEM IT FEATURES AN ORNATE, STONE-TRIMMED ENTRY PAVILION AND BRICK WALLS HIGHLIGHTED WITH CAST STONE ACCENTS. THE SCHOOL BUILDING HAS SERVED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE CITY OF MOORE AS AN EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY CENTER. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 11/8/84.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: SCHOOL
Current Function: SCHOOL
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: EDUCATION
Architectural Style: None
Architect: None
Year Built: 1928            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES, CLEVELAND COUNTY RECORDS, HIGH SCHOOL YEAR BOOKS, OLD NEWSPAPERS, INTERVIEWS WITH FORMER TEACHERS
Date Prepared: 1983