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| ID Number |
92001693 |
| Historic Name |
OKMULGEE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT |
| Description of Significance |
A RELATIVELY SMALL OKLAHOMA TOWN TODAY, OKMULGEE HAS HAD A RICH AND VARIED HISTORY. THE BUILDINGS THAT COMPRISE THE DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT ARE REFLECTIVE OF ITS PAST, AND ILLUSTRATE THE DIFFERENT CULTURAL GROUPS AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES THAT HELPED THIS COMMUNITY TO FLOURISH IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE DISTRICT IS ROUGHLY BOUNDED BY 4TH STREET, 8TH STREET, OKMULGEE, AND FRISCO AND INCLUDES A COLLECTION OF 197 COMMERCIAL AND CIVIC BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN THE LATE 1800S AND THE LATE 1920S. THE DISTRICT INCLUDES THE CREEK NATIONAL CAPITOL, A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK. NOTABLE CONTRIBUTING PROPERTIES INCLUDE THE COOK/ORPHEUM THEATRE, A 1921 SPANISH BAROQUE REVIVAL STYLE MOVIE PALACE ON WEST 7TH STREET, AND THE FIVE STORY PETROLEUM BUILDING LOCATED AT 408 W 6TH, A COMMERCIAL STYLE FIVE-STORY BRICK BUILDING WITH A LIMESTONE WATERTABLE. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 11/16/1992. |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
ROUGHLY BOUNDED BY 4TH, 8TH, OKMULGEE, AND FRISCO |
| City |
OKMULGEE |
| County |
OKMULGEE |
| Lot |
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| Block |
ALL OF BLOCKS 57-65, 75-82, 88-94, 106-109, AND PARTS OF BLOCK 50, 49, 48, 66, 83, 84, 87, 95, AND 110 |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
DISTRICT |
| Historic Function |
COMMERCE/TRADE: BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, CAPITOL, CITY HALL, COURTHOUSE |
| Current Function |
COMMERCE/TRACE: BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; GOVERNMENT: CITY HALL, COURTHOUSE; RECREATION AND CULTURE: MUSEUM |
| Area Significance 1 |
COMMERCE |
| Area Significance 2 |
ARCHITECTURE; ETHNIC HERITAGE/BLACK; ETHNIC HERITAGE/NATIVE AMERICAN; GOVERNMENT; TRANSPORTATION |
| Date Prepared |
OCTOBER 1989 |
| Year Built |
1878-1932 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
SENTER, LEON B |
| Architectural Style |
COMMERCIAL STYLE; ITALIANATE; ROMANESQUE |
| Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
| Wall Material |
BRICK; STONE |
| Window Material |
WOOD; METAL |
| Door Material |
WOOD; METAL |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
FAIR |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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