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ID Number |
BC100004167 |
Historic Name |
ENID DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT (UPDATE AND BOUNDARY INCREASE) |
Description of Significance |
THE ENID DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT (UPDATE AND BOUNDARY INCREASE) IS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN ENID. IT IS ALSO ELIGIBLE UNDER CRITERION C FOR ITS ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE DISTRICT POSSESSES THE MAJORITY OF HISTORIC COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE IN ENID. AS THE CORE OF THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, THIS AREA HAS BEEN THE CENTER OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ENID FROM SHORTLY AFTER ITS FOUNDING IN 1893 TO THE PRESENT. MOST CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA WAS COMPLETED BY 1968, WITH ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA BEING RENOVATION AND NOT NEW CONSTRUCTION AFTER THAT TIME. THE BUILDINGS IN THE ENID DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT REFLECT THE COMMERCIAL GROWTH OF THIS COMMUNITY; GROWTH SPURRED BY AGRICULTURAL PROSPERITY AND THE DISCOVERY OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS. NATIONAL REGISTER LISTED 15 JULY 2019. |
Current Name |
SAME |
Address |
ROUGHLY BOUNDED BY MAPLE AVENUE, 2ND STREET, CHEROKEE AVENUE, & ADAMS STREET |
City |
ENID |
County |
GARFIELD |
Lot |
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Block |
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Current Section |
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Township |
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Range |
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Type |
DISTRICT |
Historic Function |
COMMERCE/TRADE; GOVERNMENT; RECREATION AND CULTURE; SOCIAL; INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION |
Current Function |
COMMERCE/TRADE; GOVERNMENT; RECREATION AND CULTURE; SOCIAL, INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION; HEALTH CARE |
Area Significance 1 |
COMMERCE |
Area Significance 2 |
ARCHITECTURE |
Date Prepared |
APRIL 2018 |
Year Built |
1900-1968 |
Original Site |
YES |
Architect/Builder |
ELBERT WHEELER; SIMONS, LOUIS A.; SMITH-DAY; DURA A. SMITH; MCMILLAN AND SHELTON; BASS CONSTRUCTION |
Architectural Style |
20TH CENTURY COMMERCIAL; MISSION/SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL; MODERN MOVEMENT; CLASSICAL REVIVAL; COLONIAL REVIVAL; ART DECO; ITALIAN RENAISSANCE REVIVAL |
Roof Material |
VARIOUS |
Wall Material |
VARIOUS |
Window Material |
VARIOUS |
Door Material |
VARIOUS |
Decorative Details |
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Condition |
GOOD-EXCELLENT |
Comments |
AD07001265 - ENID DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION APPROVED 15 JULY 2019.
BC100004167 - ENID DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT (BOUNDARY INCREASE) BOUNDARY INCREASE APPROVED 15 JULY 2019. |
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