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| ID Number |
1581 |
| Historic Name |
NORMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY |
| Description of Significance |
THE BALANCED FACADE AND ELEGANT PROPORTIONS OF THIS BRICK BUILDING HERALD IT AS A PROMINENT LANDMARK IN NORMAN. LONG IMPORTANT AS AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER, THE LIBRARY HAS SINCE TAKEN ON A NEW ROLE AS A COMMUNITY CENTER. DESIGNED BY THE OKLAHOMA CITY FIRM OF HAWK AND PARR, THIS 1929 BUILDING WAS THE CULMINATION OF YEARS OF EFFORTS BY THE CITIZENS OF NORMAN TO ESTABLISH A FIRST CLASS PUBLIC LIBRARY. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 12/28/00. |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
329 S PETERS AVE |
| City |
NORMAN |
| County |
CLEVELAND |
| Lot |
29-32 |
| Block |
11 |
| Current Section |
29 |
| Township |
9N |
| Range |
2W |
| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
EDUCATION |
| Current Function |
SOCIAL |
| Area Significance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
EDUCATION |
| Date Prepared |
3/2000 |
| Year Built |
1929 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
HAWK AND PARR, ARCHITECTS |
| Architectural Style |
OTHER: ITALIAN RENAISSANCE REVIVAL |
| Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
WOOD |
| Decorative Details |
ARCHED WINDOWS AND DOORS, AWNINGS, |
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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