Kinta High School
Kinta, United States
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Built in 1936 with Works Progress Administration funding in Kinta, Oklahoma, this single-story Richardsonian Romanesque school stands as a testament to Depression-era public works. Constructed of rusticated, coursed sandstone—material that provides the building's most striking visual feature, particularly at its corners—the 55-by-122-foot structure originally contained six classrooms. Its design emphasizes robust masonry detailing, including a flat roof with parapets and two recessed front entryways sheltered by arches; triple-grouped windows with concrete sills rise to interior ceiling height. The building's construction offered crucial employment to unemployed coal miners in the region. Though later modifications have obscured some of its original parapets beneath added roofing and walkways, it was recognized for its architectural significance when listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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- school building
- Materials
- stone
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Kinta, United States
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