Pocasset Gymnasium

The Pocasset Gymnasium, in Pocasset, Oklahoma, was built as a Works Progress Administration project in 1940. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

Pocasset Gymnasium
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Oklahoma Location in United States
Location	Adams St. & 6th St., Pocasset, Oklahoma
Coordinates	35.191969°N 97.955082°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1940
Built by	Works Progress Administration
Architect	Walter T. Vahlberg
Architectural style	WPA standardized style
NRHP reference No.	96001489[1]
Added to NRHP	December 13, 1996

It is a 110 by 66 feet (34 m × 20 m) building designed by architect Walter T. Vahlberg. It, along with renovations to school buildings in Pocasset, was to be funded by a WPA grant of 17,720 dollars and Pocasset School Board funds of 10,990 dollars, under a voter-approved bond.[2]

It is located at the intersection of Adams St. and 6th St. in Pocasset.[3] This is about .125 miles (0.201 km) to the west off of Main St. (U.S. Highway 81), about .5 miles (0.80 km) south of the junction of U.S. 81 with Dutton Rd.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Cynthia Smelker (April 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pocasset Gymnasium". National Park Service. Retrieved September 29, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1996
3. Google maps including streetview, accessed September 29, 2019