Moore Public School Building
a.k.a. Central Elementary 4-6
NW First and Broadway, Moore, OKThe Moore Public School Building is significant because it is the oldest surviving educational building facility in Moore. Erected in 1928 this building was Moore's first and only school building until 1958. The building served not only as an educational facility, but also as a community building for the various activities occurring in a small town such as Moore. The building initially occurring in a small town such as Moore., The building initially housed all twelve grades, later it became an elementary school and now serves as the administrating building and houses an alumni association museum.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.