Attucks School


Attucks School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	346 S. 4th, Vinita, Oklahoma
Coordinates	36°37′50.2189475″N 95°9′3.8655455″W / 36.630616374306°N 95.151073762639°W / 36.630616374306; -95.151073762639Coordinates: 36°37′50.2189475″N 95°9′3.8655455″W / 36.630616374306°N 95.151073762639°W / 36.630616374306; -95.151073762639
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)^[1]
Built	1916-17
Architectural style	Art Deco; WPA
NRHP Reference #	09000974^[2]
Added to NRHP	December 3, 2009^[2]

The Attucks School, also known as Southeast Elementary School or Attucks Alternative Academy, in Vinita, Oklahoma is significant in "education and black ethnic heritage".^[1]^:11

Constructed in 1916-17, the Attucks School served the black community of Vinita, Oklahoma as a combined elementary, junior, and high school. Stylistically, the school is a combination of a simplified Art Deco and WPA construction. It was not the only black school in Craig County, as there were seven, but it was the only secondary school that was available to blacks until after desegregation in the mid-1950s. While the Vinita public school system readily desegregated as required by law following the landmark decision of Brown vs. Board of Education, it took upwards of three years for desegregation to occur in Vinita.^[3]

The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 2009.^[2] The listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of December 11, 2009.^[4]

References

1 2 Glenda Downing; Emma Rose Moore & Lynda Schwan (May 22, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Attucks School" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-01-05. (15 pages, including 3 photos)
1 2 3 "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. December 11, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
↑ "Weekly Highlight 12/11/2009 Attucks School".
↑ "Weekly List Actions". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2010.

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