| 1.Property Name |
GATE SCHOOL, DISTRICT #38 |
| 2.Resource Name |
GATE SCHOOL, DISTRICT #38 |
| 3.Address |
4TH AND TEXAS |
| 4.City |
GATE |
| 5.Vicinity |
BEAVER |
| 6. County |
Beaver |
| 7.Lot |
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| 8.Block |
11 |
| 9.Plat Name |
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| 10.Section |
33 |
| 11.Township |
5 NORTH |
| 12.Range |
28 EAST |
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13a.Latitude (North) |
36.8548
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13b.Longitude (West) |
-100.057
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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 |
Museum |
| 18.Area of significance, Primary |
SOCIAL HISTORY |
| 19.Area of significance, Secondary |
NO DATA |
| 20.Description of Significance |
THE GATE SCHOOL (NR# 99001087) WAS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IN 1999 UNDER CRITERION A FOR BEING A "HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE WORK UNDERTAKEN BY THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (WPA) IN THE TOWN OF GATE, BEAVER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA." |
| 21.Document Resource |
GATE SCHOOL (NR# 99001087), SITE VISIT SEPTEMBER 2019 |
| 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 TOWER MITIGATION
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| 24.Date of Preparation |
OCTOBER 2019 |
| 25.Photographs |
Yes
Year:
SEPT 2019 |
| 26. Architect/Builder |
WALTER T. VAHLBERG, ARCHITECT/WPA APPROPRIATION: $27,270 |
| 27. Year Built |
OCTOBER, 1937-38 |
| 28.Original Site |
Yes
Date Moved:
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| From Where |
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| 29.Accessible |
Yes |
| 30.Architectural Style |
OTHER |
| Other Architectural Style
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WPA STANDARDIZED STYLE |
| 31.Foundation Material |
CONCRETE |
| 32.Roof Type |
FLAT |
| 33.Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
| 34.Wall Material (Primary) |
BRICK |
| 35.Wall Material (Secondary) |
CONCRETE |
| 36.Window Type |
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| 37.Window Material |
METAL |
| 38.Door Type |
SINGEL PANE GLASS/METAL |
| 39.Door Material |
Aluminum |
| 40.Exterior Features |
WPA SHIELD READS "USA 1937-1938 WPA" |
| 41.Interior Features |
NOT ACCESSIBLE, BUILDING APPEARS VACANT |
| 42.Decorative Details |
NONE |
| 43.Condition of Resource |
Poor (badly in need of maintenance) |
| 44.Description of Resource |
THE BUILDING IS NOW VACANT AND APPEARS USED FOR STORAGE. DURING THE SITE VISIT TO BEAVER COUNTY, LINDSAY DYLE VISITED THE JONES & PLUMM |
| 45.Comments |
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| 46.Placement |
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| 47.Listed on National Register |
Yes |
| Continuation: |
THE BUILDING IS NOW VACANT AND APPEARS USED FOR STORAGE. DURING THE SITE VISIT TO BEAVER CUNTY, LINDSAY DYLE VISITED THE JONES & PLUMMER TRAIL MUSEUM, WHICH REPORTED THAT THE BUILDING WAS RECENTLY SOLD AT AUTION “FOR A FEW HUNDERED DOLLARS.” GOOGLE STREETVIEW IMAGES FROM 2014 SHOW THE SCHOOL WAS VACANT INSIDE, BUT SHOWS OUTSIDE ACTIVITY WITH PALLETS AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE STONE SLABS. THE SITE VISIT IN 2019 SHOWS CONSTRUCTION WORK MAY SPORADICALLY CONTINUE AT THE SITE. THE TARPS ON THE FORMER SCHOOL YARD MAY COVER STONE SLABS. THE ROOF APPEARS TARPED; THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE STUCCO WHICH IS MISSING IN SOME PLACES EXPOSING THE BRICK TO THE ELEMENTS.
AS OF 2019, THE GATE SCHOOL REMAINS IN THE ORGINAL LOCATION AND CONVEYS THE ORIGINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE WPA’S WORK. AT THE END OF CRESCENT TEXAS AT BRACH 4TH RETAINS THE SETTING OF THE SCHOOL GROUNDS, MINIMAL HOUSING INTRUSION, AND LARGE AGRICULTURAL FIELD. THE BUILDING IS THREATENED WITH NEGLECT AS THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT APPEARS ON A HIATUS.
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| National Register Entry |
NR# 99001087 |
| Date Updated (mm/dd/yyyy) |
4/22/2022 3:47:42 PM |
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