| 1.Property Name |
BROKEN BOW PUBLIC LIBRARY |
| 2.Resource Name |
OLD BROKEN BOW HIGH SCHOOL |
| 3.Address |
404 NORTH BROADWAY |
| 4.City |
BROKEN BOW |
| 5.Vicinity |
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| 6. County |
McCurtain |
| 7.Lot |
W 1/2 |
| 8.Block |
46 |
| 9.Plat Name |
ORIGINAL TOWN |
| 10.Section |
18 |
| 11.Township |
T6S |
| 12.Range |
R25E |
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13a.Latitude (North) |
34.0306162
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13b.Longitude (West) |
-94.7380204
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14a.UTM Zone |
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14b.Northings |
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14c.Eastings
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| 15.Resource Type |
Building |
| 16.Historic Function |
School |
| 17.Current Function |
Library |
| 18.Area of significance, Primary |
ARCHITECTURE |
| 19.Area of significance, Secondary |
SOCIAL HISTORY |
| 20.Description of Significance |
NR ELIGIBLE AND WARRANTS FURTHER STUDY BECAUSE OF ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH NYA |
| 21.Document Resource |
BROKEN BOW HISTORY 1910-1985 COMPILED BY BROKEN BOW HISTORY COMMITTEE |
| 22.Name of the Preparer |
MARK G GUTHRIE// ANDREW BASHAW |
| 23.Survey Project |
YES
Project Name:
4 SE OK TOWNS
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| 24.Date of Preparation |
7/10/95// 3/5/2001 |
| 25.Photographs |
Yes
Year:
1995// 2001 |
| 26. Architect/Builder |
WPA/NYA NATIONAL YOUTH ASSOCIATION |
| 27. Year Built |
1937; 1950 |
| 28.Original Site |
Yes
Date Moved:
N/A |
| From Where |
N/A |
| 29.Accessible |
Yes |
| 30.Architectural Style |
OTHER |
| Other Architectural Style
|
WPA STANDARDIZED STYLE |
| 31.Foundation Material |
CONCRETE |
| 32.Roof Type |
HIPPED & CROSS GABLE |
| 33.Roof Material |
METAL |
| 34.Wall Material (Primary) |
STONE |
| 35.Wall Material (Secondary) |
INAPPLICABLE |
| 36.Window Type |
DOUBLE HUNG |
| 37.Window Material |
Aluminum |
| 38.Door Type |
DOUBLE GLAZED SLAB |
| 39.Door Material |
Aluminum |
| 40.Exterior Features |
ALL CONCRETE WAS MIXED BY HAND TO LAY NATIVE ROCK |
| 41.Interior Features |
ALL WOOD WORK WAS WITH HAND TOOLS |
| 42.Decorative Details |
ROUND ARCH ENTRANCE; CONCRETE LINTELS & SILLS |
| 43.Condition of Resource |
Good (very well maintained) |
| 44.Description of Resource |
ONE AND A HALF STORY BUILDING IN THE WPA STANDARDIZED STYLE, THOUGH IT WAS CONSTRUCTED AS AN NYA PROJECT. CLADDING |
| 45.Comments |
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| 46.Placement |
EAST SIDE OF BROADWAY BETWEEN 4TH & 5TH STREET |
| 47.Listed on National Register |
Eligible |
| Continuation: |
44. CONSISTS OF UNCOURSED STONE WITH PIECES OF QUARTZ PLACED ATTRACTIVELY IN THE MORTAR. SOME OF THE MORTAR IS BEADED. THE ENTRANCE IS RECESSED AND SET WITH IN A ROUND ARCH, THE TOP OF WHICH IS FILLED MORTARED STONE. A NYA EMBLEM FORMS THE KEYSTONE IN THE ARCH. THERE IS A TRANSOM OVER ENTRANCE, AND THE WINDOWS CAPPED WITH HEAVY-LOOKING CONCRETE SILLS. THE ROOF AND WINDOWS ARE RECENT PLACEMENTS |
| National Register Entry |
No Data |
| Date Updated (mm/dd/yyyy) |
11/5/2013 10:17:36 AM |