Oklahoma's National Register of Historic Places

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ID Number 75002068
Historic Name JEFFERSON GARDNER HOUSE
Description of Significance THIS BUILDING WAS HOME TO PROMINENT CHOCTAW BUSINESSMAN AND POLITICIAN, JEFFERSON GARDNER. THE JEFFERSON GARDNER HOUSE IS A TWO-STORY T-SHAPED FRAME HOUSE. THE HOUSE IS AN ECLECTIC MIX OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES, WITH ORNATE DETAILING AROUND WINDOWS AND ALONG THE MASSIVE FRONT PORCH. THE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1884. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 4/4/1975.
Current Name SAME
Address 3 MILES WEST OF EAGLETOWN
City EAGLETOWN VICINITY
County MCCURTAIN
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Type BUILDING
Historic Function DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Current Function DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Area Significance 1 ETHNIC HERITAGE: NATIVE AMERICAN
Area Significance 2 RELIGION; SOCIAL HISTORY; EDUCATION
Date Prepared 9/1974
Year Built 1884
Original Site YES
Architect/Builder DYER, JAMES - BUILDER
Architectural Style MIXED (COLONIAL REVIVAL; EXOTIC REVIVAL)
Roof Material ASPHALT
Wall Material WOOD
Window Material WOOD
Door Material WOOD
Decorative Details
Condition GOOD
Comments DOCUMENTATION SOURCES (CONT): PETER HUDSON, RECOLLECTIONS OF PETER HUDSON, THE CHRONICLES OF OKLAHOMA, VOL.10, P. 503-510; JOHN BARTLETT MESERVE, CHIEF SMALLWOOD AND CHIEF GARDNER, THE CHRONICLES OF OKLAHOMA, VOL. 19, P. 216-220.
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