Date added: February 13, 2017; Modified: June 14, 2017
The WPA built a brick gymnasium for what was then the Will Rogers High School in 1940. 1985 Oklahoma Landmarks Inventory surveyed the site and gave the following description: “[The] gymnasium is a two level, rectangular shaped (104′ x 79′)… read more
Date added: May 6, 2015; Modified: June 14, 2017
The WPA constructed this annex to the 1920s Craig County Courthouse in the early 1940s, but it didn’t remain connected to the courthouse for long. After WWII, the building housed a candy factory. The rear of the building was destroyed… read more
Date added: January 29, 2015; Modified: April 11, 2017
The WPA constructed this gymnasium for the White Oak School in 1942. A 1985 Oklahoma Landmarks Inventory described the building in detail: “The White Oak gymnasium is a rectangular (100′ x 55′) addition to a pre-existing school building constructed of… read more
Date added: February 16, 2013; Modified: April 11, 2017
The historic post office in Vinita, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, was completed in 1939 and is still in use today.
Date added: March 25, 2016; Modified: April 11, 2017
This WPA project was described in the National Register of Historic Places Feature for African American History Month in 2012: “A combined elementary, junior high and high school, Attucks School was one of seven such schools that served African Americans… read more
Date added: February 16, 2013; Modified: February 16, 2013
The post office contains two sets of three murals each by Randall Davey. The murals were painted in 1941 with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. In these murals, Randall Davey portrayed the history of the Cherokee Nation… read more