Oakley High School Stadium

The Oakley High School Stadium, also known as Irwin Stadium, Irwin Field and as KHRI# 109-51, in Oakley, Kansas was built in 1939 by a New Deal works program, the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It has served at football games and track meets from 1939 to date.[2]

Oakley High School Stadium
LocationOakley, Kansas
Coordinates39.132116°N 100.856005°W / 39.132116; -100.856005
Built1939
NRHP reference No.13000150[1]
Added to NRHPApril 9, 2013[1]

The first usage of the stadium was on October 6, 1939, for '"the annual football classic"' between the Oakley Plainsmen versus the Colby Eagles, a night game under new floodlights, in which the Plainsmen were "trounced".[2]:6

The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 2013.[1] It was deemed locally significant in entertainment and recreation and government, and for its architecture, when considered and nominated as part of a Kansas-wide multiple property submission about New Deal-era historic resources.[2]

References
  1. "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places for April 19, 2013". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. April 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  2. Valerie Brown-Kuchera; Jerrik Keller; Kyndal Maurath & Levi Hefner (May 20, 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Oakley High School Stadium / Irwin Stadium; Irwin Field ; KHRI# 109-51" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-06-02. (27 pages, with historic photos and with 12 photos from 2012)

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