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| ID Number |
94001519 |
| Historic Name |
BETHEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH |
| Description of Significance |
SIGNIFICANT TO THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF THE ALL-BLACK TOWN OF TATUMS, OKLAHOMA. THE CHURCH BUILDING IS THE OLDEST, INTACT, PUBLIC BUILDING IN THE TOWN. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 1/12/95. |
| Current Name |
SAME |
| Address |
SE CORNER OF WEBSTER AND LANE STREES |
| City |
TATUMS |
| County |
CARTER |
| Lot |
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| Block |
|
| Current Section |
12 |
| Township |
1S |
| Range |
3W |
| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
RELIGIOUS STRUCTURE |
| Current Function |
RELIGIOUS STRUCTURE |
| Area Signficance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
ETHNIC HERITAGE - BLACK |
| Date Prepared |
SEPTEMBER 19, 1994 |
| Year Built |
1919 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
E.R. MCCONNELL, BUILDER |
| Architectural Style |
OTHER (GABLE-END CHURCH) |
| Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
| Wall Material |
WOOD |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Decorative Details |
|
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
20 DOCUMENTATION SOURCES (CON'T): HILL, MOZELL C., "THE ALL-NEGRO COMMUNITIES OF OKLAHOMA: THE HISTORY OF A SOCIAL MOVEMENT", THE JOURNAL OF NEGRO HISTORY, 31, JULY 1946, PP. 254 - 268; MINUTE BOOKS OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE BETHEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, TATUMS, OKLAHOMA, MAY 23, 1920 TO SEPTEMBER 22, 1951; VARNER, JEWELL CARTER, "A HISTORY OF THE TATUMS COMMUNITY", M.S. THESIS, KANSAS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, EMPORIA, 1950 |
| Restricted |
N |
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