Society Sights (April 2023)

April’s “Then and Now Image” shows Sapulpa’s first high school, Washington School. It was nicknamed “The Castle” as it appeared to be a fortress. Around 1903, on the northside of East Lee Ave, between Walnut St and Maple St, the school building was three stories, square in shape except for the large grand entrance. The yard had been graded, the chimneys were built higher than the main structure, and it was “one of the best equipped schools in the Territory.” This is where the present day Sapulpa School District Admin Building stands; this building, too, was once a Washington School that was built in 1937.