 The Presbyterian Church ( PCUSA ) established the Presbyterian Mission Day School , a one @-@ story building at what would become 4th Street and Boston Avenue in 1884 . A second story was soon added to accommodate the number of children who were to attend . This school operated until 1889 . When Tulsa incorporated in 1899 , it took over the school and became the first public school . James M. Hall and three other men bought the property with their own funds and held the title until the city could reimburse them . 
