| Address: | El Reno, OK | County: | Canadian |
| Started: | Completed: | 1939 | |
| Agencies: | WPA | NHRP: | August 14, 1973 |
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Description:
“These two game pens and one barn are located at the historic site of the Darlington Agency, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Agency was established in 1870, later owned by the Masons and operated as a children’s home, and then in 1932, operated by the Oklahoma Game and Fish Commission (now known as the Department of Wildlife Conservation). It was operated as a bird hatchery and research station.
“The pens consist of two very long buildings constructed of tan concrete block. They were built by the [Works Progress Administration] WPA with an appropriation of $79,855 from 1937 to 1939. The buildings have gable roofs and a series of hopper windows along each side. A square block barn in a similar construction is located nearby.
“The buildings are currently on the campus of Redlands Agriculture Education and Applied Research Center/Redlands Community College.”
Although the Darlington Indian Agency and grounds was registered in the National Register of Historic Places, no mention of the WPA Barns was in the report.
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