Oklahoma's National Register of Historic Places

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ID Number 89001966
Historic Name CORDELL CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Description of Significance THE ONE-STORY,RED BRICK CORDELL CARNEGIE LIBRARY WAS THE ONLY PUBLIC LIBRARY IN WASHITA COUNTY FROM 1912 UNTIL THE MID 1960'S. BUILT IN 1911,THE BUILDING REPRESENTES THE ONLY EXTANT EXAMPLE OF MISSION REVIVAL/SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL STYLE ARCHITECTURE IN CORDELL. LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER 11/13/89
Current Name WASHITA CO. HISTORICAL MUSEUM
Address 105 E 1ST
City CORDELL
County WASHITA
Lot 16-18
Block 39
Current Section
Township
Range
Type BUILDING
Historic Function LIBRARY
Current Function MUSEUM
Area Significance 1 EDUCATION
Area Significance 2 ARCHITECTURE
Date Prepared 1989
Year Built 1912
Original Site YES
Architect/Builder A.A. CROWELL
Architectural Style SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL
Roof Material ASPHALT
Wall Material BRICK
Window Material METAL/68 GLASS
Door Material GLASS
Decorative Details CAST CONCRETE MOLDING, ORNAMENTAL BRICKWORK, BRACKET LIKE CAPITALS, CURVILINEAR GABLE OR PILASTERS COPED WITH DECORATIVE CONCRETE MOLDING, COMPOUND ARCHES AROUND WINDOWS AND DOORS, ORNAMENTAL IRONWORK, AND CORBELED BRICKWORK
Condition GOOD
Comments
Restricted N