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W.E.B. DuBois School

Coordinates: 35°40′05″N 95°25′24″W / 35.66806°N 95.42333°W / 35.66806; -95.42333
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W.E.B. DuBois School
W.E.B. DuBois School is located in Oklahoma
W.E.B. DuBois School
LocationOff U.S. Route 69, Summit, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°40′05″N 95°25′24″W / 35.66806°N 95.42333°W / 35.66806; -95.42333
Arealess than one acre
Built1925
MPSEducational Resources of All-Black Towns in Oklahoma TR
NRHP reference No.84003161[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1984

The W.E.B. DuBois School, located off U.S. Route 69 in Summit, Oklahoma, was built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

It is about 85 by 85 feet (26 m × 26 m) in plan. The exterior of its original portion is finished with random coursed native stone. A 1941 addition is faced with red brick, and a 1950s addition is built of concrete block. Its front, south facade has a round-arched entryway.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: DuBois, W.E.B., School". National Park Service. Retrieved September 28, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1983