Twyman Park
Twyman Park, on West Street in Poteau in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, has structures built in a Works Progress Administration project in 1937. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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| Nearest city | Poteau, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 35.038611°N 94.629444°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built | 1937 |
| Built by | Works Progress Administration |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| MPS | WPA Public Bldgs., Recreational Facilities and Cemetery Improvements in Southeastern Oklahoma, 1935--1943 TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001402[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 8, 1988 |
The listed area is 20 acres (8.1 ha) in size and has two contributing buildings and four contributing structures.[1]
It includes:
- Two 24 by 30 feet (7.3 m × 9.1 m) picnic pavilions,
- Swimming pool (120 by 60 feet (37 m × 18 m) and bath house,
- Caretaker's cottage,
- Stone fence, and a
- Stone-lined drainage ditch[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- W. David Baird (June 15, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Twyman Park". National Park Service. Retrieved June 18, 2017. With seven photos from 1984.
- W. David Baird (June 15, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: WPA Public Bldgs., Recreational Facilities and Cemetery Improvements in Southeastern Oklahoma, 1935-1943 Thematic Resources". National Park Service. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
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