Diamond Point School

Diamond Point Dependent District No. 44 School
Diamond Point School
Nearest city Nowata, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°39′47″N 95°43′13″W / 36.66317°N 95.72038°W / 36.66317; -95.72038Coordinates: 36°39′47″N 95°43′13″W / 36.66317°N 95.72038°W / 36.66317; -95.72038
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference # 96000977[1]
Added to NRHP September 23, 1996

The Diamond Point School is a historic one-room school house in Nowata County, Oklahoma, at the junction of county roads 409 and 245. It was built in 1919 and was used through 1968. It is built of red brick and has a bell tower in one corner. It was restored in 1996 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. It is set within a 1-acre (4,000 m2) school yard which includes the original playground equipment, including teeter-totters, a wooden merry-go-round, a slide, and a swingset. The grounds also include boys and girls outhouses and a more modern building which includes a kitchen and lunchroom. The school is open for tour by appointment, and is used for reunions, meetings and weddings. It is also used by local schools for "A Day at Diamond Point", a program giving fourth grade students the experience of students in a one-room country schoolhouse during the 1950s.

The listing included four contributing buildings: the school, a combination coalhouse and garage, and two privies. A concrete block pumphouse was deemed non-contributing.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Ann Yirsa Dugger; Cynthia Smelker (February 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Diamond Point Dependent District #44 School". National Park Service. Retrieved June 5, 2018. With accompanying eight photos from 1996


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