Oklahoma's National Register of Historic Places

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ID Number SG100002874
Historic Name ROCK ISLAND PASSENGER STATION
Description of Significance THE ROCK ISLAND PASSENGER STATION IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A, TRANSPORTATION, AS A SIGNIFICANT LOCAL EXAMPLE OF A RAIL TRANSPORTATION-RELATED PROPERTY, THE ONLY SUCH RESOURCE EXTANT IN ANADARKO. IT IS ALSO ELIGIBLE UNDER CRITERION C, ARCHITECTURE, AS THE TOWN'S ONLY EXAMPLE OF A "RAILROAD-MISSION-STYLE" BUILDING AS CREATED BY THE CRI&P RAILROAD FOR DEPOT BUILDINGS/PASSENGER STATIONS AND ONE OF THE ONLY FEW EXAMPLES OF MISSION REVIVAL DETAILING IN THE CITY. THE BUILDING IS A LATE MISSION/SPANISH REVIVAL-STYLE RAILROAD STATION HOUSE, AN ARCHITECTURAL TYPE UBIQUITOUS IN THE WESTERN STATES AMONG TRANSPORTATION-RELATED BUILDINGS IN THE 1910S-1930S. THE ANADARKO STATION EXHIBITS A LOW-PITCHED, TILED, HIPPED ROOF, SHAPED PARAPETS, AND PROJECTING, SHAPED RAFTER TAILS. IT RETAINS A HIGH DEGREE OF PHYSICAL INTEGRITY IN ALL OF THE REQUISITE ASPECTS, RETAINS A SETTING ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL, AND IS EASILY ABLE TO TRANSMIT INFORMATION ABOUT THE RISE AND DECLINE OF RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION AND RAILROAD ARCHITECTURE IN ANADARKO. LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER 08/31/2018.
Current Name
Address 301 EAST MAIN STREET
City ANADARKO
County CADDO
Lot
Block
Current Section
Township
Range
Type BUILDING
Historic Function TRANSPORTATION/RAIL-RELATED
Current Function RECREATION AND CULTURE/MUSEUM
Area Significance 1 TRANSPORTATION
Area Significance 2 ARCHITECTURE
Date Prepared JANUARY 2018
Year Built 1911
Original Site YES
Architect/Builder BUILDER - CRI&P RAILWAY COMPANY
Architectural Style MISSION/SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL
Roof Material CLAY BARREL TILE
Wall Material BRICK, STUCCO
Window Material WOOD
Door Material WOOD
Decorative Details A LOW-PITCHED, TILED, HIPPED ROOF, SHAPED PARAPETS, AND PROJECTING, SHAPED RAFTER TAILS
Condition EXCELLENT
Comments LISTED 08/31/2018
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