National Register Record for GATE SCHOOL

Historic Name: GATE SCHOOL
Current Name: None
Address: NW CORNER OF 4TH AND TEXAS
City: GATE            County: BEAVER
Section: 33           Township: 5           Range: 28          
Description of significance: THE GATE SCHOOL WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE WPA IN 1937-1938 USING MATERIALS SALVAGED FROM THE OLDER SCHOOL BUILDING. THE TOWN OF GATE WAS HIT HARD BY THE DUST BOWL AND LOCAL FARMERS STRUGGLED TO SURVIVE; THE JOBS PROVIDED BY THE WPA IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GATE SCHOOL HELPED STEM THE TIDE OF POVERTY IN THE AREA. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/10/99.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: MUSEUM
Current Function: MUSEUM
Area of Significance 1: HISTORIC
Area of Significance 2: COMMUNITY HISTORY
Architectural Style: WPA STANDARDIZED STYLE
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1937-38            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: CITY MAP; SCHOOL HISTORY; GATEWAY TO THE PANHANDLE OWNERSHIP RECORDS
Date Prepared: DECEMBER 3, 1997