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
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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