Williams School (Cameron, Oklahoma)

Williams School in Cameron, Oklahoma was a Works Progress Administration project that was built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

Williams School
Williams School (Cameron, Oklahoma) is located in Oklahoma
Williams School (Cameron, Oklahoma)
Williams School (Cameron, Oklahoma) is located in the United States
Williams School (Cameron, Oklahoma)
Nearest cityCameron, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°9′59″N 94°32′59″W / 35.16639°N 94.54972°W / 35.16639; -94.54972
Built1936
Built byWorks Progress Administration
ArchitectOkla. State Dept. of Education
MPSWPA Public Bldgs., Recreational Facilities and Cemetery Improvements in Southeastern Oklahoma, 1935--1943 TR
NRHP reference No.88001408[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1988

It was deemed significant for its character (in architecture), for its construction having provided jobs for destitute laborers "close to the edge of starvation", for providing a better learning environment, and for helping "to instill a sense of pride within the community."[2]

It is a one-story hipped-roof 401-by-72-foot (122 by 22 m) building with native sandstone walls.[2]

Its design is from an Oklahoma State Department of Education pattern book.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Williams School". National Park Service. 1988. Retrieved October 2, 2016. with two photos from 1984