• Pool and Bathhouse - Weatherford OK
    The Works Progress Administration built a Pool and Bathhouse in Weatherford OK. Contributor note: "As originally built in 1936, this was a flat-roofed brick building, with brick pilasters flanking the entrances. A bronze plaque on the bathhouse indicates the Weatherford Municipal Pool and the year 1996. We cannot confirm, but it appears that the pool and bathhouse were renovated in that year. Today, the pool is a very active source of summer recreation for the town. It is located at 600 N. Indiana in the Means Park area. The WPA bathhouse is far different from what it looked like before. It now has a...
  • Post Office - Weatherford OK
    The historic post office in Weatherford, Oklahoma was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building, which houses New Deal artwork inside, was completed in 1938 and is still in use today.
  • Post Office Mural - Weatherford OK
    The post office contains a 1939 Section of Fine Arts mural by Oscar Berninghaus entitled “Terminus of the Railroad, 1898-1901." The railroad ended at Weatherford from 1898-1901 and this work depicts the station, a train engine, and surrounding covered wagons and horses. It depicts the flat western plains of Oklahoma in the area with sparse trees in the background. Oscar Berninghaus was born in St. Louis, MO and was largely self taught, though he attended class part-time at Washington University. Growing up painting the levee in St. Louis, he absorbed tales of the old West and travelled to Colorado and New Mexico,...
  • Southwestern Oklahoma State University - Weatherford OK
    “Southwestern State Teachers College, now Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, received several WPA projects, including this building still used for classrooms.”
  • Southwestern Oklahoma State University: Chapel - Weatherford OK
    The Works Progress Administration built the chapel at the Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford OK. Contributor note: "This WPA constructed chapel is located on N. State Street, south of the Old Science Building. This is a one-story native sandstone building with a steep gabled roof. The centered entrance is recessed beneath a cross gable, and is flanked by a set of double 6-over-6 double hung windows. The window placement is identical at the rear. A second entrance is located on the south side of the chapel. A large exterior stone chimney is located on the north side. A WPA bronze shield is mounted...
  • Southwestern Oklahoma State University: Milam Stadium Field House - Weatherford OK
    The Works Progress Administration built the Milam Stadium Field House at the Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford OK. Contributor note: "The Fieldhouse is a one-story native sandstone building located just outside of the southeast entrance to the field. The small brick addition on the east side was added later. The fixed pane windows have stone sills, and a continuous three-row stone belt course above. The building was constructed by the WPA in 1941-2."
  • Southwestern Oklahoma State University: Milam Stadium Grandstands - Weatherford OK
    The Works Progress Administration built the Milam Stadium grandstands at the Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, in 1935. Contributor note: "The Milam Stadium grandstands at Southwestern Oklahoma State University were built by the WPA in 1935. The grandstands are concrete with steel girders, and seat 8600 fans. The stadium is located on the west side of the campus on North 7th Street. The home team stands on the west side have a two-story announcer's booth also built of concrete. The grandstands were completed in 1935, and the stadium is named for former football coach Joe Milam who coached at SWOSU from 1926-1936." "
  • Southwestern Oklahoma State University: Recreation Building - Weatherford OK
    The Works Progress Administration built the recreation building at the Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford OK. Contributor note: "Once part of the university campus, this building is currently owned and used by the Weatherford Public School System. This is a native sandstone building constructed by the WPA in 1938. The front elevation, facing east on Broadway is one-story, and the rear (west side) is two stories. The windows are double hung, 3-over-2 and 2-over-2, with the lower level at the rear having boarded up windows. On the south side of the building, an exterior staircase leads to the front, between the building and a...
  • Southwestern Oklahoma State University: Shops and Recreation Building (former) - Weatherford OK
    The Works Progress Administration built the Shops and Recreation Building for the Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Today the building serves as the Weatherford Public School Maintenance Building. Contributor note: "Located south of the State University, this building was once part of that campus. This building was originally pat of the university and was known as Southwest State Shops and Recreation Building. It is located on N. Broadway, across from the Weatherford Public Schools, and is currently used by that school system as a maintenance building. This is a native stone building which is one-story on the east elevation (front), and two-stories on the west...
  • State Armory - Weatherford OK
    The Works Progress Administration built the State Armory in Weatherford OK. Contributor Note: The armory building is located on the northeast corner of S. 8th Street and W. Rainey. The main entrance faces south on Rainey. The WPA constructed this armory in 1936-7. It is a one-story red brick building with heavy white stone trim. The entrance on the south is a single glass door and sidelight within a limestone surround, flanked by projecting brick pilasters. A raised pediment trimmed in stone rises above it. The windows are tall vertical units with three panes and heavy stone sills. The south portion of the armory...