| 1.Property Name |
FORGAN SCHOOL GYMNASIUM |
| 2.Resource Name |
FORGAN SCHOOL GYMNASIUM |
| 3.Address |
MAIN STREET AND INDIANA STREET |
| 4.City |
FORGAN |
| 5.Vicinity |
FORGAN |
| 6. County |
Beaver |
| 7.Lot |
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| 8.Block |
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| 9.Plat Name |
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| 10.Section |
11 |
| 11.Township |
5 NORTH |
| 12.Range |
23 EAST |
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13a.Latitude (North) |
36.907217
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13b.Longitude (West) |
-100.540484
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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 |
RECREATION AND CULTURE |
| 17.Current Function |
EDUCATION |
| 18.Area of significance, Primary |
SOCIAL HISTORY |
| 19.Area of significance, Secondary |
NO DATA |
| 20.Description of Significance |
THE FORGAN SCHOOL GYMNASIUM IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A FOR THE INVOLVEMENT. |
| 21.Document Resource |
SITE VISIT
"FORGAN VOTES SCHOOL BONDS," THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN |
| 22.Name of the Preparer |
Ernest Everett Blevins, MFA (Stone Point Services, Tyler, Texas) |
| 23.Survey Project |
YES
Project Name:
US-OK-5136 GATE COMMUNICATION
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| 24.Date of Preparation |
OCTOBER 2019 |
| 25.Photographs |
Yes
Year:
SEPT 2019 |
| 26. Architect/Builder |
E.K. AHLER, ENGINEER; WPA APPROPRIATION |
| 27. Year Built |
1935 |
| 28.Original Site |
Yes
Date Moved:
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| From Where |
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| 29.Accessible |
Yes |
| 30.Architectural Style |
NO STYLE |
| Other Architectural Style
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| 31.Foundation Material |
CONCRETE |
| 32.Roof Type |
GABLE |
| 33.Roof Material |
NO DATA |
| 34.Wall Material (Primary) |
BRICK |
| 35.Wall Material (Secondary) |
NO DATA |
| 36.Window Type |
SINGLE PANEL |
| 37.Window Material |
METAL |
| 38.Door Type |
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| 39.Door Material |
NO DATA |
| 40.Exterior Features |
PARAPEDTED FRONT WITH COPING. |
| 41.Interior Features |
SPECTATOR STANDS, BASKETBALL COURT, SMALL STAGE |
| 42.Decorative Details |
PARAPET WALL BATTLEMENT |
| 43.Condition of Resource |
Good (very well maintained) |
| 44.Description of Resource |
THE FORGAN SCHOOL GYM FACES SOUTH AT 504 MAIN STREET (US 64 AND US 270) WEST OF INDIANA STREET. THE BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1935, BUT LACKS |
| 45.Comments |
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| 46.Placement |
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| 47.Listed on National Register |
Eligible |
| Continuation: |
THE FORGAN SCHOOL GYMNASIUM IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A FOR THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE WPA IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING. THE DESIGNER, E.K. AHLER, WORKED FOR AT LEAST TWO NEW DEAL AGENCIES. NO OTHER WORKS WERE FOUND IN THE SURVEY IN OKLAHOMA OR ELSEWHERE THAT WERE CREDITED TO HIM. THERE ARE NO OTHER KNOWN PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORGAN SCHOOL GYMNASIUM. THE FORGAN SCHOOL GYMNASIUM IS NOT ELIGIBLE UNDER CRITERION B. THE FORGAN SCHOOL GYMNASIUM IS A FUNCTIONAL BUILDING FOR COMMUNITY SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES, BUT IS NOT THE WORK OF A MASTER IN TERMS OF ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION. THE FORGAN SCHOOL GYMASIUM IS NOT ELIGIBLE UNDER CRITERION C.
Documentation of Resource
SITE VISIT
“FORGAN VOTES SCHOOL BONDS,” THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN (OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA) 6 OCTOBER 1935 P. 14-A.
“HERE IS COMPETE STATE AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE A PAYROLL OF FERA” THE ADMINISTRATIVE PAYROLL OF FERA” THE OKLAHOMA NEWS (OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA) 29 JULY 1934 PAGE 2 FIRST SECTION.
1940, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOM; OLL: M-T0627-03343; PAGE: 14A; ENUMERATION DISTRICT: 78-51, P 14A
ENID, OKLAHOMA, CITY DIRECTORY, 1935, 44; THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AT ST. LOUIS; ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
WORLD WAR II DRAFT CARDS (4TH REGISTRATION) FOR THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA; RECORD GROUP TITLE: RECORDS OF THE SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM, 1926-1975; RECORD GROUP NUMBER: 147
WASHINGTON, DEATH CERTIFICATES, 1907-1960. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: FAMILYSEARCH, 2013.
GOOGLE EARTH
HISTORIC AERIALS, HTTPS://WWW.HISTORICAERIALS.COM/
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| National Register Entry |
No Data |
| Date Updated (mm/dd/yyyy) |
12/26/2019 2:51:26 PM |
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