Oklahoma's National Register of Historic Places

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ID Number 98001593
Historic Name LANGSTON UNIVERSITY COTTAGE ROW HISTORIC DISTRICT
Description of Significance LANGSTON UNIVERSITY WAS THE FIRST, AND ONLY, HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE IN OKLAHOMA, AND PROVIDED TO BLACK STUDENTS A HIGHER EDUCATION THAT WAS UNOBTAINABLE ELSEWHERE IN SEGREGATED OKLAHOMA. BUILT BY STUDENTS WITH MONEY APPROPRIATED BY THE GENERAL EDUCATION BOARD, THE COTTAGES WITHIN THIS DISTRICT ARE SIGNIFICANT FOR THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH BLACK EDUCATION IN THE STATE AND ARE NOTABLE FOR THEIR ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND INTEGRITY. THE DISTRICT CONSISTS OF FIVE TEACHER COTTAGES AND THREE GARAGES BUILT IN 1930 AND 1948, AS WELL AS THE WEST ENTRY GATES BUILT IN 1947. THE COTTAGES ARE CONSTRUCTED OF BRICK IN THE TUDOR REVIVAL AND MINIMAL TRADITIONAL STYLES. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 1/7/1999.
Current Name SAME
Address SW CORNER OF LANGSTON UNIVERSITY
City LANGSTON
County LOGAN
Lot
Block
Current Section 13
Township 17N
Range 1W
Type DISTRICT
Historic Function EDUCATION: EDUCATION-RELATED; TRANSPORTATION: ROAD-RELATED
Current Function EDUCATION: EDUCATION-RELATED; TRANSPORTATION: ROAD-RELATED
Area Significance 1 EDUCATION
Area Significance 2 ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK
Date Prepared JULY 1998
Year Built 1930-1948
Original Site YES
Architect/Builder UNKNOWN
Architectural Style TUDOR REVIVAL; OTHER: MINIMAL TRADITIONAL
Roof Material ASPHALT
Wall Material BRICK; WOOD; STUCCO; STONE
Window Material WOOD; METAL
Door Material UNCOLLECTED
Decorative Details
Condition FAIR
Comments
Restricted N