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| Location | Oakley, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 39°07′56″N100°51′22″W / 39.132116°N 100.856005°W /39.132116; -100.856005 |
| Built | 1939 |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000150[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 9, 2013[1] |
TheOakley High School Stadium, also known asIrwin Stadium,Irwin Field and asKHRI# 109-51, inOakley, Kansas was built in 1939 by aNew Deal works program, theWorks Progress Administration (WPA). It has served at football games and track meets from 1939 to date.[2]
The first usage of the stadium was on October 6, 1939, for '"the annual football classic"' between the Oakley Plainsmen versus theColby Eagles, a night game under new floodlights, in which the Plainsmen were "trounced".[2]: 6
The building was listed on the U.S.National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 2013.[1] It was deemed locally significant in entertainment and recreation and government, and for its architecture, when considered and nominated as part of a Kansas-wide multiple property submission about New Deal-era historic resources.[2]
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