Moore (Oklahoma) district reacquires former high school building

The building that once housed Moore High School, a centerpiece in Moore, Oklahoma, for almost a century, will be used as a school again.

The Oklahoman reports that the Moore school board has voted to repurchase the building from a local businessman who obtained the property about 24 years ago. The district will pay 965,000 for the two-story building, constructed in 1928.

Moore Superintendent Robert Romines said the district plans to move its alternative education school, known as Vista, into the building after renovations are complete — which could take 18 to 24 months.

The  29,000-square-foot building is next to Moore City Hall and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has 18 classrooms and a 2,500-square-foot basement. It housed students from grades one from 1928 through 1958. It housed only elementary students until 1983.