National Register of Historic Places

Wortham Gymnasium

Oak Grove, Arkansas
Listed
September 29, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90000667

About this property

The Wortham Gymnasium was 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 was the only surviving remnant of a major push in the 1920s and 1930s to improve the education of African Americans in Oak Grove. It was 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. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It was removed from the National Register in 2015.

Location

Oak Grove, Arkansas
33.59882, -93.23868
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Wortham Gymnasium listed on the National Register?

Wortham Gymnasium was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Wortham Gymnasium?

Wortham Gymnasium is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Wortham Gymnasium?

The period of significance for Wortham Gymnasium is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1935.

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