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| ID Number |
SG100004740 |
| Historic Name |
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TESTING LABORATORY |
| Description of Significance |
THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TESTING LABORATORY IS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A AT THE STATE LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR POLITICS/GOVERNMENT AND UNDER CRITERION C AT THE STATE LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR ARCHITECTURE. THE TESTING LABORATORY PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AS A “CENTRALIZED AUTHORITY” FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION OF OKLAHOMA’S ROADS AND BRIDGES. LOCATED AT 2311 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE, THE TESTING LABORATORY WAS DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE MOST MODERN FACILITIES OF ITS TIME UPON ITS CONSTRUCTION IN 1934. BY THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY, STATE ENGINEERS AND CHEMISTS CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY 16,000 TESTS PER MONTH ON ALL MATERIALS UTILIZED IN ROAD BUILDING AND UPKEEP. THESE TESTS ENSURED THAT OKLAHOMA’S HIGHWAYS ADHERED TO FEDERAL STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES. IN ALL, THE TESTING LABORATORY WAS A LYNCHPIN FOR THE BUREAUCRATIC, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK THAT ENDEAVORED TO PROVIDE SAFE AND DEPENDABLE ROADWAYS FOR CAR DRIVERS THROUGHOUT OKLAHOMA. LISTED 2 DECEMBER 2019. |
| Current Name |
OKLAHOMA VETERANS AFFAIRS BUILDING |
| Address |
2311 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE |
| City |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
| County |
OKLAHOMA |
| Lot |
1-3 |
| Block |
6 |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
GOVERNMENT: GOVERNMENT OFFICE |
| Current Function |
VACANT/ NOT IN USE |
| Area Significance 1 |
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT |
| Area Significance 2 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Date Prepared |
MAY 2019 |
| Year Built |
1934 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
UNKNOWN |
| Architectural Style |
MODERN MOVEMENT: ART DECO |
| Roof Material |
MEMBRANE |
| Wall Material |
BRICK W/ CAST STONE ACCENTS |
| Window Material |
STEEL |
| Door Material |
ALUMINUM |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 12/02/2019. |
| Restricted |
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