Wortham Gymnasium
Wortham Gymnasium | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | AR 200, |
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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 |
Architect | Works Progress Administration |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 90000667[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 19, 1990 |
Removed from NRHP | September 29, 2015 |
The Wortham Gymnasium was a historic athletic facility on in , 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.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1] It was removed from the National Register in 2015.
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References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Wortham Gymnasium". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
Categories:
- Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Buildings and structures completed in 1935
- Buildings and structures in Nevada County, Arkansas
- 1935 establishments in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Nevada County, Arkansas
- Southwest Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs