Coalgate School Gymnasium-Auditorium
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The Coalgate School Gymnasium-Auditorium is a historic school building in Coalgate, Oklahoma. It is located at the intersection of Fox and Frey streets in Coalgate, Oklahoma[2] and is one of several properties in Southeastern Oklahoma constructed by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.[3] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Coalgate School Gymnasium--Auditorium | |
Location | Fox and Frey Sts., Coalgate, Oklahoma |
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Coordinates | 34°32′1″N 96°13′13″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1936 (1936) |
Built by | Works Progress Administration |
MPS | WPA Public Bldgs., Recreational Facilities and Cemetery Improvements in Southeastern Oklahoma, 1935--1943 TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88001382[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 8, 1988 |
The gymnasium-auditorium was built by unemployed coal miners who lived in the Coalgate area.[2] The building is significant because it provided needed employment to residents, and the completed building was a center for school and community events.[2] These activities, particularly basketball games, encouraged a feeling of community identity and pride.[2] It is one of three WPA-built structures still standing in Coal County, Oklahoma.[2]