Pawnee Municipal Swimming Pool and Bathhouse, Public swimming facility in Pawnee, United States

The Pawnee Municipal Swimming Pool and Bathhouse is a public swimming facility in Oklahoma built from local stone with a two-story east section and single-story west wing. It overlooks a three-acre swimming area that includes different pools and bathing zones.

The complex was built between 1937 and 1939 during the New Deal era by federal agencies working to create jobs during hard economic times. This period brought many similar community projects to towns across the country.

The bathhouse's two sections show how WPA crews varied a standard plan: the west side is one-story and typical of the agency's Oklahoma work, while the east side rises two stories with more detail. Both were faced in native stone in 1939, after the pool opened in 1937.

The pool lies on a three-acre site, with the 1939 bathhouse at its edge; its west side is one story, its east side two. The bathhouse is the landmark to look for when orienting yourself, and the stonework of both wings can be examined from outside.

The bathhouse's west side is a one-story range typical of WPA work in Oklahoma, but its east side rises two stories and is more elaborate. That taller east section is the detail to look for when comparing the building with other New Deal projects in the state.