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| ID Number |
SG100004400 |
| Historic Name |
OKLAHOMA CITY SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING |
| Description of Significance |
THE OKLAHOMA CITY SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A FOR EDUCATION. THE COMPLETION OF THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ESTABLISHED THE FIRST PERMANENT HOME FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM AND SERVED AS A PHYSICAL REMINDER THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION IN OKLAHOMA CITY HAD COME OF AGE. THE BUILDING IS ALSO ELIGIBLE UNDER CRITERION C, AS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF CLASSICAL REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE USED IN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IN THE EARLY 1900S. WITH ITS BRICK FAÇADE, LIMITED DESIGN ELEMENTS, PORTICO WITH RECESSED FRONT ENTRY, AND CAST STONE ACCENTS, IT IS TYPICAL OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IN OKLAHOMA CITY DURING THE 1920S. THE BUILDING PORTRAYS A MATURING SCHOOL SYSTEM, ESTABLISHED LESS THAN THIRTY YEARS PRIOR IN THE NASCENT TOWN OF OKLAHOMA CITY. FURTHERMORE, THE ORIGINAL 1919 BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY NOTED OKLAHOMA ARCHITECT, SOLOMON ANDREW LAYTON, WHO CURRENTLY HAS TWENTY-TWO BUILDINGS ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. THE 1928 ADDITION WAS DESIGNED BY ANOTHER NOTABLE OKLAHOMA ARCHITECT, GUY C. REID. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 09/19/2019. |
| Current Name |
OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTER BUILDING |
| Address |
400 NORTH WALNUT AVENUE |
| City |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
| County |
OKLAHOMA |
| Lot |
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| Block |
4 |
| Current Section |
34 |
| Township |
12N |
| Range |
3W |
| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
EDUCATION: SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION |
| Current Function |
VACANT/NOT IN USE |
| Area Significance 1 |
EDUCATION |
| Area Significance 2 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Date Prepared |
FEBRUARY 2019 |
| Year Built |
1919, 1928 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
1919 - LAYTON AND SMITH (ARCHITECT), LISLE-DUNNING CONSTRUCTION (BUILDER); 1928 - GUY C. REID (ARCHITECT), HARMON AND MATTISON (BUILDER) |
| Architectural Style |
CLASSICAL REVIVAL |
| Roof Material |
BUILT-UP |
| Wall Material |
BRICK W/ CAST STONE ACCENTS |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
ALUMINUM |
| Decorative Details |
CLASSICAL REVIVAL MOTIFS, GUTTED ON THE INTERIOR. NON-HISTORIC ENTRY WAS REMOVED AT A PREVIOUS DATE |
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 19 SEPTEMBER 2019 |
| Restricted |
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