The Robert E. Lee School, at Ninth and Louisiana Streets in Durant, Oklahoma, was built in 1937.

[2] According to its National Register nomination, "The school building is significant because construction of it enabled destitute laborers in the Durant area to find useful employment after months, if not years, of unemployment.

Also the structure created an educational environment more conducive to learning.

It also suggests the relative "prosperity" of urban school districts as opposed to those in rural areas.

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