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| ID Number |
SG100010050 |
| Historic Name |
BLEVINS, CHARLES AND BETHA, HOME |
| Description of Significance |
THE CHARLES AND BERTHA BLEVINS HOUSE AT 1838 NORTH NORFOLK AVENUE IN TULSA IS LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION A FOR ETHNIC HERITAGE/BLACK AND SOCIAL HISTORY/CIVIL RIGHTS FOR EMBODYING EFFORTS AMONG BLACK TULSANS TO PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION IN OKLAHOMA’S ELECTIONS PRIOR TO PASSAGE OF THE 1964 FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. INVOLVEMENT IN LOCAL CIVIC AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS BY THE HOUSE’S OWNERS, CHARLES AND BERTHA BLEVINS, CONTRIBUTED TO THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN NORTH TULSA DURING THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY. MOST NOTABLY, THE HOUSE SERVED AS A POLLING PLACE FOR NEARBY RESIDENTS, MAKING VOTING MORE ACCESSIBLE AND SECURE FOR BLACK TULSANS. THE HOUSE IS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR HOSTING SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND EVENTS, THUS BOOSTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PRIDE. |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
1838 NORTH NORFOLK AVE |
| City |
TULSA |
| County |
TULSA |
| Lot |
16/17 |
| Block |
1 |
| Current Section |
25 |
| Township |
20N |
| Range |
12E |
| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
DOMESTIC/SINGLE DWELLING |
| Current Function |
DOMESTIC/SINGLE DWELLING |
| Area Significance 1 |
ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK |
| Area Significance 2 |
SOCIAL HSITORY |
| Date Prepared |
3 JUNE 2023 |
| Year Built |
CA. 1944 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
UNKNOWN |
| Architectural Style |
BUNGALOW/CRAFTSMAN |
| Roof Material |
ASPHALT SHINGLE |
| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
WOOD |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
EXCELLENT |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
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