Wortham Gymnasium
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| Location | AR 200, Oak Grove, Nevada County, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 33°35′55″N 93°14′19″W / 33.59861°N 93.23861°WCoordinates: 33°35′55″N 93°14′19″W / 33.59861°N 93.23861°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1935 |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 90000667[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 19, 1990 |
The Wortham Gymnasium is a historic athletic facility on Arkansas Highway 200 in Oak Grove, a rural community in Nevada County east of Rosston. Built in 1935 by a Works Progress Administration crew, this large gymnasium is the only surviving remnant of a major push in the 1920s and 1930s to improve the education of African Americans in Oak Grove. It is a single-story wood-frame structure with a gable roof, with a shed-roofed vestibule area on the main (southern) facade. At the time of its construction, it was the largest gymnasium in the state.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Wortham Gymnasium". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
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