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| ID Number |
15000064 |
| Historic Name |
ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH AND RECTORY |
| Description of Significance |
ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH AND RECTORY IN PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA IS SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION A AT THE LOCAL LEVEL BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF THAT CITY SINCE ITS CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN 1927. THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE THUS BEGINS IN 1927. SEGREGATED WITHIN THE DIXIE HILL-ATTUCKS NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BLACK COMMUNITY DEVELOPED ITS OWN INSTITUTIONS, OF WHICH ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH WAS ONE AND PLAYED A LEADING ROLE. THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE ENDS IN 1954, THE YEAR THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HANDED DOWN ITS DECISION IN BROWN V. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA, KANSAS THAT SEGREGATION WAS INHERENTLY UNEQUAL. ALONG WITH OTHER BLACK CHURCHES, ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH FOUND ITS ROLE CHANGING BUT NOT ENDING AS ITS CONGREGATION MERGED INTO THE LARGER PONCA CITY POPULATION AND INSTITUTIONS. |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
1009 SOUTH ELEVENTH STREET |
| City |
PONCA CITY |
| County |
KAY |
| 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 |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY; DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING; DOMESTIC: OUTBUILDING |
| Current Function |
RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY; DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING; DOMESTIC: OUTBUILDING |
| Area Significance 1 |
ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK |
| Area Significance 2 |
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| Date Prepared |
2015 |
| Year Built |
1927-1954 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
UNKNOWN |
| Architectural Style |
LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS: BUNGALOW/CRAFTSMAN |
| Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
WOOD |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
EXCELLENT |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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