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    Sulphur Armory – Sulphur OK

    Date added: August 16, 2016; Modified: June 16, 2023

    Also known as the National Guard Armory, the Sulphur Armory stands vacant today at 500 W Wynnewood Ave, Sulphur, OK. Placed on the National Register in 1994, it is an outstanding example of the work of the Works Progress Administration.

    Municipal Fairgrounds Grandstand, Miami, OK

    Municipal Fairgrounds – Miami OK

    Date added: March 4, 2018; Modified: June 3, 2023

    Several substantial structures at the Miami Municipal Fairgrounds were built using native sandstone by the WPA (ca. 1940), including: an eight-foot-tall perimeter wall; a 78′ x 205 fairground grandstand; a wall surrounding the racetrack; a 90′ x 70′ stable, and a 76′ x… read more

    Community Center, Wagoner, OK

    Community Building – Wagoner OK

    Date added: May 22, 2015; Modified: June 3, 2023

    This WPA community building is still in use: “A single-story, modified-U-shaped…structure, the Wagoner community building is constructed of cut but unrusticated native sandstone laid in rough courses with deeply incised mortar… The style of the building is similar to so-called… read more

    Bluejacket OK Public School

    Bluejacket Public School – Bluejacket OK

    Date added: October 27, 2017; Modified: June 3, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration built several structures for the Bluejacket Public School between 1936-1939. The author of this submission provided the Living New Deal with the following account based on personal discussions with a family member who was the superintendent of the… read more

    Perimeter Wall, NE Oklahoma A&M, Miami

    Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College: perimeter wall – Miami OK

    Date added: March 4, 2018; Modified: May 21, 2023

    A 1985 Oklahoma Landmark Inventory identifies the perimeter wall around parts of the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College to be a Works Progress Administration (project), built in 1937-8: The campus of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College is partially encompassed by a WPA constructed rock fence…. read more

    Chickasaw National Recreation Area: Veterans Lake – Sulphur OK

    Date added: July 2, 2014; Modified: April 7, 2023

    “Veterans Lake is located in the western portion of the Chickasaw National Recreation Area’s Platt Historic District. The lake is an excellent fishing venue, hiking and picnicking nearby. No-wake boating is allowed on the lake. It was created by the… read more

    Poteau Community Building – Poteau

    Poteau Community Building – Poteau OK

    Date added: March 23, 2023; Modified: March 23, 2023

    Built in 1937 to re-start a floundering city library system, to be staffed by Works Progress Administration librarians. Building continued to serve as the library until the 1960s. Currently in private ownership. Built of rusticated sandstone and unusual in the… read more

    Poteau School Gymnasium/Auditorium

    Poteau School Gymnasium – Poteau OK

    Date added: March 19, 2023

    The Works Progress Administration built the Poteau School Gymnasium in Poteau OK. Built in 1936-37, primarily to accommodate basketball, but could also be used as an auditorium. Two stories, 100’x78′, sandstone.

    Osage Treaties, by Olive Rush

    Post Office Mural – Pawhuska OK

    Date added: December 29, 2014; Modified: September 11, 2022

    The oil-on-canvas mural “Osage Treaties” was commissioned by the federal Treasury Section of Fine Arts. The work was completed by Olive Rush and installed in the historic post office building in Pawhuska, Oklahoma in 1938. The work is still visible… read more

    Blaine Stadium and Fieldhouse – Ponca City OK

    Blaine Stadium and Fieldhouse – Ponca City OK

    Date added: August 28, 2022; Modified: August 29, 2022

    The Works Progress Administration built the Blaine Stadium and Fieldhouse in Ponca City OK in 1936-1937. The stadium is built with rusticated stone. It is still used by Ponca City High School football. It was placed on the National Register… read more

    Map of major planting areas of the shelterbelt project  from 1934-1942

    Number One Shelterbelt – Willow OK

    Date added: August 15, 2022; Modified: August 15, 2022

    The first tree of the Great Plains Shelterbelt, an Austrian pine, was planted at the Ed Curtis farm near Willow, Oklahoma, on March 18, 1935. The state forester of Oklahoma, George Phillips, did the honors. The Great Plains Shelterbelt was… read more

    LAKEVIEW ROAD BRIDGE – STILLWATER OK

    Lakeview Road Bridge – Stillwater OK

    Date added: July 24, 2022; Modified: July 24, 2022

    The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built the Lakeview Road Bridge in Stillwater OK. From waymarking.com: “The WPA constructed large amounts of roadway infrastructure during the last half of the 1930’s, including thousands of bridges and culverts. This bridge on West… read more

    Armory  – Stillwater OK

    Armory (former) – Stillwater OK

    Date added: July 23, 2022; Modified: July 24, 2022

    The historic former armory in Stillwater, Oklahoma was constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1936. waymarking.com: This is a one-story native sandstone armory building located at 315 E. 9th Avenue, currently occupied as the Parks and Recreation Recreation… read more