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| ID Number |
71000663 |
| Historic Name |
CHICKASAW NATIONAL CAPITOLS |
| Description of Significance |
THIS NOMINATION INCLUDES TWO FORMER CHICKASAW CAPITOLS, A LOG BUILDING BUILT IN 1855 AND A LARGE STONE BUILDING CONSTRUCTED IN 1896. THE LOG BUILDING HAS BEEN ENCLOSED WITH A COVER BUILDING AND IT NOW SERVES AS A MUSEUM NEAR THE NEWER BUILDING. THE LOG CAPITOL IS APPROXIMATELY 14x24 FEET AND THE LOGS WERE HAND-HEWN. IT HAS A HIPPED ROOF. THE LARGER STONE CAPITOL IS RICHARDSONIAN ROMANESQUE IN STYLE. IT IS A THREE-STORY SQUARE BUILDING WITH A PROMINENT CUPOLA. THE LOG BUILDING SERVED AS A CAPITOL FROM 1855-1858 AND THE STONE BUILDING SERVED AS THE CAPITOL OF THE CHICKASAW NATION BETWEEN 1896 AND 1907. (A SECOND, BRICK CAPITOL WAS BUILT IN 1858, BUT LATER BURNED). AFTER STATEHOOD, THE STONE CAPITOL WAS PURCHASED BY THE COUNTY AND SERVED AS THE JOHNSTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE UNTIL IT WAS PURCHASED BY THE CHICKASAW NATION IN 1989. IN THE MID-1990S, THE CHICKASAW NATION EMBARKED ON A REHABILITATION PROJECT, WITH THE GOAL OF RETURNING THE THIRD CAPITOL TO ITS ORIGINAL GLORY. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 11/5/1971. |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
CAPITOL AVENUE BETWEEN 8TH AND 9TH STREETS |
| City |
TISHOMINGO |
| County |
JOHNSTON |
| Lot |
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| Block |
76, INCLUSIVE, ORIGINAL TOWN |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
COURTHOUSE |
| Current Function |
MUSEUM |
| Area Significance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
POLITICS / GOVERNMENT |
| Date Prepared |
4/1971 |
| Year Built |
1855 |
| Original Site |
NO/YES |
| Architect/Builder |
SHANNON, J.A., ARCHITECT; SPARROW, CONTRACTOR |
| Architectural Style |
NO DISTINCTIVE STYLE/RICHARDSONIAN ROMANESQUE |
| Roof Material |
WOOD/METAL |
| Wall Material |
LOG/STONE: GRANITE |
| Window Material |
METAL |
| Door Material |
WOOD |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
FAIR |
| Comments |
DOCUMENTATION SOURCES (CONT): MURIEL H. WRIGHT, A GUIDE TO THE INDIAN TRIBES OF OKLAHOMA, NORMAN: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS, 1951, PP. 84 - 97. |
| Restricted |
N |
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