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| ID Number |
SG100004174 |
| Historic Name |
PONCA CITY POWER PLANT |
| Description of Significance |
THE PONCA CITY POWER PLANT (ALSO KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER PLANT) IN PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR ITS ROLE IN COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. FOR MORE THAN SIXTY YEARS, THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER PLANT PROVIDED A RELIABLE SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO PONCA CITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. BY MAKING POSSIBLE ALL ASPECTS OF DAILY HOME, WORK, AND SCHOOL LIFE, THE POWER PLANT WAS INTEGRAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PONCA CITY. NATIONAL REGISTER LISTED 15 JULY 2019. |
| Current Name |
MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER PLANT |
| Address |
1420 NORTH UNION STREET |
| City |
PONCA CITY |
| County |
KAY |
| Lot |
23-42 |
| Block |
4-5 |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
INDUSTRY: ENERGY FACILITY, POWER PLANT |
| Current Function |
VACANT/NOT IN USE |
| Area Significance 1 |
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
| Area Significance 2 |
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| Date Prepared |
AUGUST 2018 |
| Year Built |
1927 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
ARCHITECT: WILLIAM R. BROWN; GENERAL CONTRACTOR: DEL WRIGHT |
| Architectural Style |
CLASSICAL REVIVAL |
| Roof Material |
CONCRETE |
| Wall Material |
BRICK W/ CAST STONE ACCENTS |
| Window Material |
STEEL |
| Door Material |
STEEL |
| Decorative Details |
CAST STONE ACCENTS |
| Condition |
FAIR |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
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