Tucker School
National Register of Historic Places

Tucker School

Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma
Listed
September 7, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88001407

About this property

The Tucker School was a three-room schoolhouse built in 1937 as a Works Progress Administration project in a rural area outside of Spiro in LeFlore County, Oklahoma. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is a one-story L-shaped stone building, with main part 69 by 28 feet (21.0 m × 8.5 m) and an 11 by 30 feet (3.4 m × 9.1 m) extension.

Location

Spiro, Le Flore County, Oklahoma
35.29888, -94.73500

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 88001407. It was listed on September 7, 1988.

Categories

ECONOMICSEDUCATIONARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Nearby Battles

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1300Pre-Columbian
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Spiro Mounds — Caddo Warfare
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6.3 mi
Spiro Mounds Warfare Period
1100Pre-Columbian
6.5 mi
Spiro Mounds Conflict Burials
1200Pre-Columbian
6.7 mi
Spiro Mounds Raid and Trophy Artifact Cache
1350Pre-Columbian
6.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was Tucker School listed on the National Register?

Tucker School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 7, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Tucker School?

Tucker School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Tucker School?

The period of significance for Tucker School is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1937.

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