Coalgate_School_Gymnasium-Auditorium
Coalgate School Gymnasium-Auditorium
United States historic place
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]
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]