Oklahoma's National Register of Historic Places

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ID Number 100009607
Historic Name ABE LINCOLN TRADING COMPANY
Description of Significance THE ABE LINCOLN TRADING COMPANY IN CLEARVIEW, OKFUSKEE COUNTY, IS LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION A IN THE AREAS OF ETHNIC HERITAGE/BLACK AND COMMERCE, FOR A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE FROM C. 1903 TO 1973; UNDER CRITERION A IN THE AREA OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, FOR A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE FROM C. 1903 TO 1910; AND UNDER CRITERION C IN THE AREA OF ARCHITECTURE, FOR A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE LIMITED TO THE APPROXIMATE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (C. 1903). A RARE SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY BUILDING IN CLEARVIEW, THE BUILDING IS REPRESENTATIVE OF A PLANNED ALL-BLACK TOWN DURING ITS ZENITH. LISTED 12/11/2023.
Current Name
Address NORTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET, 175 FEET WEST OF CLEARVIEW ROAD
City CLEARVIEW
County OKFUSKEE
Lot
Block
Current Section
Township
Range
Type BUILDING
Historic Function COMMERCE/TRADE
Current Function VACANT/NOT IN USE
Area Significance 1 ETHNIC HERITAGE/BLACK
Area Significance 2 COMMERCE
Date Prepared 2023
Year Built C. 1903
Original Site YES
Architect/Builder UNKNOWN
Architectural Style LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS/COMMERCIAL
Roof Material
Wall Material STONE
Window Material
Door Material
Decorative Details
Condition
Comments
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