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ID Number |
1000950 |
Historic Name |
OKLAHOMA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN HISTORIC DISTRICT |
Description of Significance |
THE OKLAHOMA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN IS THE HISTORIC STATE-SUPPORTED WOMENS COLLEGE LOCATED IN CHICKASHA. THE CAMPUS ORIGINATED IN 1911 WITH THE OPENING OF THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, NOW KNOWN AS TROUT HALL. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 40 YEARS, AN ADDITIONAL FIFTEEN BUILDINGS WERE CONSTRUCTED, WITH FOUR BUILDINGS BEING CONSTRUCTED SINCE 1951. IN ADDITION TO TWENTY BUILDINGS, THE DISTRICT ALSO CONTAINS SIX OBJECTS AND TWO STRUCTURES, INCLUDING GATES, BENCHES, AND A FOOT BRIDGE. THE BUILDINGS WITHIN THIS DISTRICT ARE EXCELLENT EXAMPLES OF VARIOUS ARCHITECTURAL STYLES DESIGNED BY SOME OF OKLAHOMAS MOST NOTED ARCHITECTS FOR A SCHOOL THAT IS UNIQUE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATES EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/9/2001. |
Current Name |
OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS; UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND ARTS OF OKLAHOMA |
Address |
ROUGHLY BOUNDED BY GRAND AVENUE, 19TH STREE, ALABAMA AVENUE, AND ALLEY WEST OF 15TH STREET |
City |
CHICKASHA |
County |
GRADY |
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 |
EDUCATION: COLLEGE |
Current Function |
EDUCATION: COLLEGE |
Area Significance 1 |
EDUCATION |
Area Significance 2 |
ARCHITECTURE |
Date Prepared |
2001/2007 |
Year Built |
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Original Site |
YES |
Architect/Builder |
SMITH AND PARR; LAYTON, S.A. AND S. WEMYSS-SMITH; LAYTON, SMITH, AND FORSYTH; LAYTON, HICKS, AND FORSYTH; FORSYTH, JOHN DUNCAN; HARRIS, PAUL; NOFSTGER AND LAWRENCE; BRUER AND CAVIN; UNKNOWN |
Architectural Style |
CLASSICAL REVIVAL; MISSION/SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL; OTHER: CONTEMPORARY STYLE |
Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
Wall Material |
BRICK |
Window Material |
WOOD; METAL |
Door Material |
WOOD; METAL |
Decorative Details |
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Condition |
GOOD |
Comments |
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Restricted |
N |
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