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| ID Number |
SG100002216 |
| Historic Name |
ENID HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY |
| Description of Significance |
THE ENID HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY IN ENID, OKLAHOMA IS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AT THE STATE LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE UNDER CRITERION A IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION. LOCATED ON THE ROOF OF ENID HIGH SCHOOL, THE OBSERVATORY, WITH ITS SEMI-SPHERICAL STEEL DOME, IS SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT OF 1958 AND ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE POST-SPUTNIK ERA. THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE BEGINS IN 1963, THE YEAR THE OBSERVATORY WAS CONSTRUCTED, AND ENDS IN 1968. THE LATTER YEAR RECOGNIZES THE CONTINUED USE OF THE OBSERVATORY AS AN AID TO ASTRONOMY EDUCATION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND CORRESPONDS TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER’S 50-YEAR GUIDELINE. DURING THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE, THE ENID HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY WAS THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY IN THE STATE AND REMAINS SO TO THIS DATE. LISTED 3/15/2018. |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
611 WEST WABASH AVENUE |
| City |
ENID |
| County |
GARFIELD |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
EDUCATION: RESEARCH FACILITY/OBSERVATORY |
| Current Function |
EDUCATION: RESEARCH FACILITY/OBSERVATORY |
| Area Significance 1 |
EDUCATION |
| Area Significance 2 |
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| Date Prepared |
2018 |
| Year Built |
1963-1968 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
SHAW, R.W.; ASTRO-DOME, INC |
| Architectural Style |
OBSERVATORY |
| Roof Material |
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| Wall Material |
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| Window Material |
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| Door Material |
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| Decorative Details |
DOMED OBSERVATORY |
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
LISTED MARCH 15, 2018 |
| Restricted |
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