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| ID Number |
SG100003237 |
| Historic Name |
DR. W. H. SLAUGHTER HOUSE |
| Description of Significance |
THE DR. W. H. SLAUGHTER HOUSE, ERECTED IN 1937, IS SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION B FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH DR. WYATT HARDY SLAUGHTER, OKLAHOMA CITY'S FIRST NON-WHITE DOCTOR AND ONE OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY'S MOST PROMINENT AND INFLUENTIAL MEDICAL, BUSINESS, AND CIVIC LEADERS. AS A PHYSICIAN, SLAUGHTER ESTABLISHED VARIOUS MEDICAL OFFICES AND A HOSPITAL AND FOUNDED THE STATE'S AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; AS A BUSINESSMAN, HE ERECTED NUMEROUS BUILDINGS IN THE DEEP DEUCE/NORTHEAST 2ND STREET SEGREGATED AREA OF OKLAHOMA CITY AND HELPED FOUND THE NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE; AS A CIVIC LEADER HE CAMPAIGNED FOR WORLD WAR II BONDS, PUBLIC AMENITIES SUCH AS THE YMCA, AND A NEW HIGH SCHOOL FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS; AS AN ENTREPRENEUR HE DEVELOPED SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL PLATS IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA CITY. HE WAS ALSO A TRUSTEE OF MEHARRY UNIVERSITY. DR. SLAUGHTER'S HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES RETAIN A HIGH DEGREE OF OF INTEGRITY OF LOCATION, SETTING, DESIGN, MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP, FEELING, AND ASSOCIATION AND STILL TRANSMITS APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ABOUT DR. WYATT HARDY SLAUGHTER, A SIGNIFICANT PERSON IN OKLAHOMA CITY'S HISTORY. FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH DR. SLAUGHTER, UNDER THE AREA OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK HISTORY, THE PROPERTY IS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER UNDER CRITERION B FOR THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE FROM 1937 TO 1952. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 12/20/2018. |
| Current Name |
SAME |
| Address |
3101 NORTHEAST 50TH STREET |
| City |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
| County |
OKLAHOMA |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
7 |
| Township |
12N |
| Range |
2W |
| Type |
BUILDINGS, STRUCTURE, OBJECT |
| Historic Function |
DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
DOMESTIC: SECONDARY STRUCTURE |
| Current Function |
DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
DOMESTIC: SECONDARY STRUCTURE
LANDSCAPE: OBJECT |
| Area Significance 1 |
ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK |
| Area Significance 2 |
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| Date Prepared |
FEBRUARY 2018 |
| Year Built |
1937 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
UNKNOWN |
| Architectural Style |
LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS: CRAFTSMAN/VERNACULAR |
| Roof Material |
COMPOSITE ASPHALT SHINGLE |
| Wall Material |
UNCUT, UNCOURSED BROWN RUBBLE STONE |
| Window Material |
STEEL CASEMENT |
| Door Material |
STEEL PANEL |
| Decorative Details |
ARCHED OPENINGS AT PORCHES, BUTRESSED CORNERS, RED CONCRETE ENTRY STEPS |
| Condition |
EXCELLENT |
| Comments |
LISTED 20 DECEMBER 2018. |
| Restricted |
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