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| ID Number |
10000619 |
| Historic Name |
WHITE CLOUD LODGE |
| Description of Significance |
WHITE CLOUD LODGE ON THE OKLAHOMA LIONS BOYS RANCH NEAR PERKINS, OKLAHOMA IS NOMINATED TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE UNDER CRITERION C BECAUSE IT IS THE DESIGN OF ARCHITECT ELMIRA SAUBERAN SMYRL. THE CONTEMPORARY BUILDING WAS THE 1955 MASTER’S THESIS PROJECT OF THIS PIONEER WOMAN ARCHITECT AND CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION SPECIALIST, WHO SERVED AS A PROFESSOR OF ARCHITECTURE FROM 1956 TO 1986. SMRYL TAILORED THE DESIGN TO MEET THE SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION CONSTRAINTS OF THIS PHILANTHROPIC PROJECT. SHE ALSO INCORPORATED HER BELIEF THAT PSYCHOLOGY SHOULD GUIDE ARCHITECTURE, PARTICULARLY IN DESIGNING THIS GROUP HOME MEANT TO SHELTER CHILDREN JUDGED DELINQUENT WHILE STEERING THEM TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE. WHITE CLOUD LODGE, A “SCHOOL FOR FAMILY LIVING” THAT PROVIDED FUNCTIONAL, DURABLE GROUP HOUSING AND CLASSROOM SPACE, IS NOMINATED UNDER CRITERIA CONSIDERATION G BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 1966, MAKING IT LESS THAN FIFTY YEARS OLD. |
| Current Name |
WHITE CLOUD LODGE |
| Address |
820 EAST 146TH |
| City |
PERKINS VICINITY |
| County |
PAYNE |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
13 |
| Township |
17N |
| Range |
2E |
| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
DOMESTIC: INSTITUTIONAL HOUSING |
| Current Function |
VACANT/NOT IN USE |
| Area Signficance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
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| Date Prepared |
2010 |
| Year Built |
1966 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
ELMIRA SAUBERAN SMYRL |
| Architectural Style |
CONTEMPORARY |
| Roof Material |
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| Wall Material |
STUCCO |
| Window Material |
METAL |
| Door Material |
METAL |
| Decorative Details |
CONCRETE ON SEGMENTAL SHELL |
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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