Oklahoma's National Register of Historic Places

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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
Block
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
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.
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