BlockFrom the record
One of 32 National Register listings published here for Pittsburg County · listed in 1988 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Pittsburg School and Gymnasium
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. Off OK 63, Pittsburg, 74560
- When was it listed? September 1988
- Category. building
- Also known as. WPA Public Bldgs., Recreational Facilities and Cemetery Improvements in Southeastern Oklahoma, 1935-1943 TR
- Census division. Kiowa-Pittsburg
- National Register reference number. 88001415 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Fires near this property
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Pittsburg School and Gymnasium between 1992 and 2017, burning about 13,196 acres in total. None started naturally. 26 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Talihina Agency | EC501 |
| 7 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20375 |
| 4 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20393 |
| 23 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 21 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20103 |
| 5 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pittsburg School and Gymnasium: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
18 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pittsburg, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF3) | Pittsburg | 1 hurt, $500,000 | This tornado developed approximately 3 miles southwest of the town of Pittsburg near Staples Road. The tornado intensified as it approached Pittsburg Lake. EF-1 to EF-2 damage was done to homes and trees just north of Pittsburg Lake on Indian Trail Road. One person was injured in the most badly damaged home. The tornado continued to grow as it passed just southeast of Pittsburg, where it did EF-1 and EF-2 damage to two homes. The tornado reached its maximum width of 1.7 miles near Blanco. Several homes just south and southwest of Blanco received significant roof damage, and a number of power poles were broken as well. Winds were estimated from 95 mph to 115 mph in these areas. The tornado turned onto a more east-northeast course leaving the immediate Blanco area. During this turn, the most intense winds stayed just south of Blanco proper. The highest rated damage was to trees 2.4 miles east of Blanco, where many trees were stripped of some bark and most branches. This occurred in a forested area where nearly all trees were downed. A rating of EF-3 was assigned to this area, with the wind speeds estimated near 140 mph. The tornado slowly weakened from this point and dissipated 9 miles east-northeast of Blanco. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | $100,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind, associated with a mesocyclone, destroyed two mobile homes and several storage buildings. The wind also damaged a number of homes. Numerous trees and power poles were also snapped, uprooted, or blown down. An NWS storm survey indicated an estimated maximum wind speed of 85 to 95 mph based on the damage in and around town. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Pittsburg | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a school. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew the roof off a barn. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | $900 | Eight or nine trees were blown down just to the east and south of Pittsburg. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Pittsburg | - | This tornado developed southwest of Storrie Lake, and moved northeast, uprooting trees. A resident observed the brief tornado. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 90 mph. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted trees. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| March 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Pittsburg | - | The public reported a brief tornado touchdown near Pittsburg. No damage was reported. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pittsburg | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
1 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn's Station Site | 6.6 miles | 1973 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88001415 in Record Group 79. |
| Pittsburg County | All 32 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.