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| ID Number |
1000278 |
| Historic Name |
OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL |
| Description of Significance |
THE OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE APRIL 19, 1995 BOMBING OF THE ALFRED P. MURRAH FEDERAL BUILDING, AN EVENT OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT IMPACTED MANY ASPECTS OF AMERICAN LIFE. IN ADDITION TO KILLING 168 PEOPLE AND SEVERELY DAMAGING A PORTION OF A MAJOR CITY’S CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, THE BOMBING AND ITS REPERCUSSIONS HAVE SHAPED RESPONSES TO NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS, THE DESIGN AND PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, AND LEGISLATION MEANT TO EMPOWER VICTIMS OF CRIME. IT CHANGED THE WAY PEOPLE PERCEIVED THE THREAT OF TERRORISM AS THIS WAS AN EVENT THAT HAPPENED IN AMERICA’S “HEARTLAND.” IT WAS AN ACT OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM AGAINST AMERICANS, INCLUDING 19 CHILDREN. IT ALSO GAVE RISE TO A GREATER ACCEPTANCE OF THE MEMORIALIZATION OF ACTS OF VIOLENCE. THE MEMORIALIZATION PROCESS THAT TOOK SHAPE FOLLOWING THE BOMBING HAS SERVED AS A MODEL TO OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAGIC EVENTS. THE OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL IS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE UNDER CRITERION A IN THE AREA OF SOCIAL HISTORY FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE MANY WAYS THE BOMBING HAS SHAPED AMERICAN SOCIETY. ALTHOUGH A COMMEMORATIVE PROPERTY, THE SYMBOLIC VALUE OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL HAS INVESTED IT WITH ITS OWN HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, THUS MEETING CRITERIA CONSIDERATION F. AS A PROPERTY ACHIEVING NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE WITHIN THE PAST 50 YEARS, IT ALSO MEETS CRITERIA CONSIDERATION G. THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE IS FROM 1995, THE YEAR THE BOMBING OCCURRED, TO 2001 WHEN THE OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL MUSEUM OPENED TO THE PUBLIC. |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
BOUNDED BY NW 6TH STREET, N. ROBINSON AVENUE, NW 4TH STREET & N. HARVEY AVENUE |
| City |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
| County |
OKLAHOMA |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
DISTRICT |
| Historic Function |
LANDSCAPE: PARK; RECREATION/CULTURE: MUSEUM; LANDSCAPE: PLAZA; TRANSPORTATION: ROAD RELATED |
| Current Function |
LANDSCAPE: PARK; RECREATION/CULTURE: MUSEUM; LANDSCAPE: PLAZA; TRANSPORTATION: ROAD RELATED |
| Area Significance 1 |
SOCIAL HISTORY |
| Area Significance 2 |
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| Date Prepared |
2014 |
| Year Built |
1995 TO 2001 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
BUTZER DESIGN PARTNERS; LAYTON, SMITH & FORSYTHE; SASAKI ASSOCIATED, INC. |
| Architectural Style |
MODERN MOVEMENT; MODERN MOVEMENT: BRUTALISM; LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REVIVAL: NEO-CLASSICAL REVIVAL |
| Roof Material |
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| Wall Material |
BRONZE; GRANITE; CONCRETE; LINESTONE; BRICK |
| Window Material |
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| Door Material |
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| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
EXCELLENT |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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