Pleasant Valley School (Stillwater, Oklahoma)

Summary

The Pleasant Valley School building is an example of a one-room country school that was common throughout Oklahoma during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The building was built in 1899 and continued to function as a one-room school until 1941. It remains the only extant one-room, frame school building in Payne County. It is one of the very few in Oklahoma still located on its original site and still playing the role of an educational and social center.[1][2]

Pleasant Valley School
Pleasant Valley School sign
Pleasant Valley School (Stillwater, Oklahoma) is located in Oklahoma
Pleasant Valley School (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
Pleasant Valley School (Stillwater, Oklahoma) is located in the United States
Pleasant Valley School (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
Location1901 S. Sangre Rd., Payne County, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Coordinates36°6′2″N 97°6′16″W / 36.10056°N 97.10444°W / 36.10056; -97.10444
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1899
NRHP reference No.90002182[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1991
Pleasant Valley School
Pleasant Valley School, Stillwater, Oklahoma

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Oberlender, Garold (August 1, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Pleasant Valley School". National Park Service. Retrieved November 11, 2014. and 7 photos