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.

Twyman Park
Twyman Park is located in Oklahoma
Twyman Park
Twyman Park is located in the United States
Twyman Park
Nearest cityPoteau, Oklahoma
Coordinates35.038611°N 94.629444°W / 35.038611; -94.629444
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1937
Built byWorks Progress Administration
Architectural styleRomanesque
MPSWPA Public Bldgs., Recreational Facilities and Cemetery Improvements in Southeastern Oklahoma, 1935--1943 TR
NRHP reference No.88001402[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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][3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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