Oklahoma's National Register of Historic Places

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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
Block
Current Section 13
Township 17N
Range 2E
Type BUILDING
Historic Function DOMESTIC: INSTITUTIONAL HOUSING
Current Function VACANT/NOT IN USE
Area Significance 1 ARCHITECTURE
Area Significance 2
Date Prepared 2010
Year Built 1966
Original Site YES
Architect/Builder ELMIRA SAUBERAN SMYRL
Architectural Style CONTEMPORARY
Roof Material
Wall Material STUCCO
Window Material METAL
Door Material METAL
Decorative Details CONCRETE ON SEGMENTAL SHELL
Condition GOOD
Comments
Restricted N