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| ID Number |
16000087 |
| Historic Name |
EXCELSIOR LIBRARY |
| Description of Significance |
THE EXCELSIOR LIBRARY IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A WITHIN THE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE OF ETHNIC HERITAGE BLACK, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL HISTORY. THE EXCELSIOR LIBRARY WAS BUILT AS PART OF A 1954 CITY OF GUTHRIE BOND ISSUE; IT OPENED IN 1955. THE LIBRARY CONSISTED OF TWO LIBRARY ROOMS HOUSING 5,000 BOOKS AND A LARGER COMMUNITY ROOM WITH A STAGE FOR MEETINGS.1 IT OPERATED AS A RACIALLY SEGREGATED LIBRARY UNTIL 1967 WHEN THE EXCELSIOR LIBRARY AND THE GUTHRIE CARNEGIE LIBRARY WERE COMBINED AS PART OF DESEGREGATION. THE BUILDING CONTINUED TO BE USED AS A BRANCH LIBRARY UNTIL THE NEW GUTHRIE PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1970. THE EXCELSIOR LIBRARY IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT REPRESENTED A TIME AND PLACE WHERE AFRICAN AMERICANS DID NOT HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES. IT PROVIDED LIBRARY FACILITIES AND A COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
323 SOUTH SECOND STREET |
| City |
GUTHRIE |
| County |
LOGAN |
| Lot |
10-12 |
| Block |
69 |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
EDUCATION: LIBRARY; SOCIAL: MEETING HALL |
| Current Function |
VACANT/NOT IN USE |
| Area Significance 1 |
ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK |
| Area Significance 2 |
ECUATION |
| Date Prepared |
2016 |
| Year Built |
1955 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
NOLEN-MOORE ARCHITECTURE |
| Architectural Style |
MODERN MOVEMENT |
| Roof Material |
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| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
METAL |
| Door Material |
METAL |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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