- City:
- Purcell, OK
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, City and Town Halls
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
Description
“A mix of one and two stories, the Purcell City Hall is rectangular (30′ x 121′) and is constructed of buff brick laid with a running bond. The roof is flat with parapets capped with cut limestone… A limestone crest and a brick frieze above end and side entries, and doorways with sculpted limestone jambs and lintels framed by a stepped facade lend the building an art deco architectural style…
Although the WPA contributed toward the completion of this building, the project was authorized and virtually completed by the FERA, the predecessor of the WPA.” (Oklahoma Historic Preservation Survey)
Source notes
Oklahoma Historic Preservation Survey, OSU, Stillwater, OK Marjorie Barton, _Leaning on a Legacy: The WPA in Oklahoma_, Oklahoma Heritage Association, 2008. Pg. 13.Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on July 14, 2012.
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