National Register Record for BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SCHOOL

Historic Name: BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SCHOOL
Current Name: BOOKER T. WASHINGTON COMMUNITY CENTER
Address: 801 PASTOR ALFRED BALDWIN JR. WAY
City: ENID            County: GARFIELD
Section: 17           Township: 22N           Range: 06W          
Description of significance: BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SCHOOL WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1922 TO PROVIDE BETTER EDUCATION TO ENID'S BLACK STUDENTS DURING SEGREGATION. THE SCHOOL BUILDING REPLACED THE ORIGINAL BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SCHOOL NOW LOCATED AT GOVERNMENT SPRINGS PARK WHICH TAUGHT ONLY FIRST THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: SCHOOL
Current Function: COMMUNITY BUILDING
Area of Significance 1: EDUCATION; ETHNIC HERITAGE - BLACK
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY CLASSICAL REVIVAL
Architect: ROY W. SHAW - ARCHITECT. M.N. NORRIS - RENOVATIONS
Year Built: 1922 AND 1926            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: JULY 2024