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ID Number |
SG100005861 |
Historic Name |
SCHULTZ-NEAL STONE BARN |
Description of Significance |
THE SCHULTZ-NEAL STONE BARN IS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION C AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR ARCHITECTURE. THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE EXTENDS FROM 1941, THE YEAR CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED, TO 1954, WHEN REPAIRS FOLLOWING A 1951 FIRE ARE DOCUMENTED TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE BARN WAS BUILT ON BEHALF OF RICHARD SCHULTZ, PRESIDENT OF RED ROCK STATE BANK, WHO WAS AMONG THE WEALTHIEST INDIVIDUALS IN NOBLE COUNTY. SCHULTZ RECRUITED AS MANY AS THIRTY WORKERS TO BUILD THE STRUCTURE. MANY OF THESE WORKERS WERE GERMAN AMERICANS, AND SOME HAD WORKED PREVIOUSLY ON THE E. W. MARLAND MANSION (NRIS #73001561) IN PONCA CITY. IN 1947, JOHN BYRON “COWBOY” NEAL LEASED THE RANCHLAND THAT INCLUDED THE BARN AND CONTINUED TO USE THE PROPERTY UNTIL THE EARLY 1990S, UTILIZING THE BARN PRIMARILY FOR HAY STORAGE. BY ALL ACCOUNTS, THE SCHULTZ-NEAL STONE BARN IS “THE LARGEST FREE-STANDING ROCK BARN” IN OKLAHOMA AND IT IS A PROMINENT LOCAL LANDMARK IN NOBLE COUNTY. LISTED 12/7/2020. |
Current Name |
SAME |
Address |
250 YARDS EAST OF U.S. 177/OK-15, 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RED ROCK |
City |
RED ROCK VICINITY |
County |
NOBLE |
Lot |
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Block |
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Current Section |
35 |
Township |
23N |
Range |
2E |
Type |
BUILDING |
Historic Function |
AGRICULTURE/SUBSISTENCE: AGRICULTURAL OUTBUILDING |
Current Function |
VACANT/NOT IN USE |
Area Significance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
Area Significance 2 |
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Date Prepared |
AUGUST 2020 |
Year Built |
1941-1954 |
Original Site |
YES |
Architect/Builder |
UNKNOWN |
Architectural Style |
BARN |
Roof Material |
CORRIGATED TIN |
Wall Material |
SANDSTONE |
Window Material |
WOOD |
Door Material |
WOOD |
Decorative Details |
STANDSTONE BUTTRESSES; CAST STONE NAME PLAQUES |
Condition |
GOOD |
Comments |
LISTED IN THE NRHP ON DECEMBER 7, 2020. |
Restricted |
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