Oklahoma Historic Buildings

Price Tower

Circa 1956, The 19-story glass and copper skyscraper by Frank Lloyd Wright. The design is based on a diamond module of 30 and 60 degree triangles.

1903 IOOF Home

One Checotah National Historic Landmark which continues the service which began just after the turn of the century is the IOOF Home. In 1902, a farm of 160 acres and $5,000

Old Will Rogers Library

Radium Town and the Keller Bath House

An area in the north section of Claremore was once known as RADIUM TOWN. George Eaton owned the first oil company in town. In 1903, he was drilling east of town for oil or gas. Instead, he found a "

Old Armory

The Oklahoma National Guard Armory was built by the WPA in 1936 during President Franklin D. Roosevelt'

1903 Building

This interesting building is located on the corner of south Lee across from the Fort Gibson State Bank.

Marland Oils Building

Hominy's 1921 Marland service station is one of the few surviving examples of the popular triangle design utilized by the old Marland Oil Company (now Conoco)

Rexall Drug Store

Constructed in 1907, the building has always served the community as a drug store. Its affiliation with Rexall dates to the 1920

Clark Hardware

Having been in business since 1938, Clark Hardware was originally located in the Old Farmers Supply Building. In 1949

"Skyscraper"

The Commerce Building, Okmulgee's Skycraper, was built by the Commerce Investment Company in 1921

Okmulgee Library

The Okmulgee Public Library, organized in 1907 by a local women's civic organization, was incorporated in 1910, and became a department of the City in 1914

Triangle Building

Pawhuska City Hall

City Hall is located in the building which was the first Osage Tribal Council House. The present stone building, built in 1894

Kennedy Building

The Kennedy Building was once the Citizen's National Bank Building. The building was donated to Osage County in 1976

WPA Historic Bathhouse

Once again, one can almost hear the summertime laughter echoing through the various levels and verandas of this uniquely designed bathhouse carved from native stone in 1939

Cherokee National Prison

This sandstone building was erected in 1874 and originally had three stories. The third story was removed in 1925

Seminary Hall at Northeastern State University

This four-year regional university has a long and colorful heritage which began in 1846

Red Rock Records Vault

Built in 1908, the red rock records vault survived the courthouse fire in 1916

Guard House

The 1892 Guard House was the only brick building built during the military occupation of Fort Supply, and is today the museum and crown jewel among the five military structures.

Teamster's Cabin

The Teamster's Cabin is a rare example of a common frontier building. In the early 1880

Commanding Officer's Quarters

The COQ was built as a residence for the Army officer commanding Fort Supply. He and his family lived in relative comfort in the ten rooms that included a servant'

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The Officers' Quarters is a story-and-a-half frame clapboard building. The duplex is one of eight similar buildings erected between 1882 and 1883. Six were located on "Officers' Row"

The Powder Monkey's House

Like the Teamster's Cabin, the powder monkey's house dates to about 1870

Armory Building

The Armory Building was built in 1936 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Rose Building - 1911

Mr. Rose built a two-story brick building in 1911

Hooper Drug Store - 1906

At the corner of Main & Noble you will find Stewart Real Estate and H & R Block. It hasn't always been that way. In 1906

Temptations

While you are strolling the streets and enjoying history you may like to stop by Temptations and see what is in store for you. In 1986

Barbara's - 1892

The first owner purchased this building from the US Government in 1892

Watonga Floral and Antique Mall - 1892

Built before the turn of the century this building was purchased in 1892. In 1917 it became a clothing store and remained a clothing store until 1970

Land Office Building/ Post Office

This was the United States Land Office site for filing claims at the opening of "Old Oklahoma," April 22, 1889, and also at the opening of the Cheyenne and Arapaho lands on April 19, 1892

Pioneer Telephone Building

This building was constructed in 1900 by the Anheuser Busch Brewing Association of St. Louis, Missouri. In 1922

Kumback Cafe

The Kumback Cafe is one of the oldest cafes in Oklahoma. It has been in business for over 72 years and is the pride of the community with it art deco design.

The Joseph Foucart Building

Perhaps the most striking building in the downtown Perry business district area is the two-story red brick structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places

The Masonic Building

The three story building was built in 1924

The Christoph Block Building

Charles Christoph built this building in 1900

The Famous Store

James Lobsitz founded the Famous Store in October of 1893 in a modest frame building a half a block east of the present building. His general merchandise business prospered and he erected the 50 by 90

The Pancoast Building

J.A.. Pancoast, a lawyer, erected this building in approximately 1905

The Evans Buildings

These two buildings were built by J.E. Evans of whom not much is now known. The building on the east was the first brick building on the square built in the spring of 1895

The Wolleson-Nicewander Building

Originally the "Boston Store" built in 1894 and it was one of the first permanent buildings of stone on the square. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Farmers and Merchants State Bank

First black bank in America, originally built in 1906 and rebuilt in the 1920s. Pretty Boy Floyd's gang once tried a robbery, but were thwarted by citizens.

Boley High School

Boley's school system was begun in 1909, and the existing school was built in 1930s.

Route 66 Gas Station

On the north end of the business district, look for the peaked roof of the vintage 1930's Phillips 66 station. Although no longer in use, the building reminds us of travel down the historic Route 66

Clapp-Cunningham Building

National Register of Historic Places The building was building 1899 by L. W. Clapp, Wichita, Kansas financier and mayor. The architecture is termed "Richardson-Romanesque"

Chandler High School

National Register of Historic Places Built by the WPA in 1942 of native limestone.

The Mascho Buildings

National Register of Historic Places The oldest commercial buildings in Lincoln County, these sandstone "twin" buildings were built by pioneer merchant, A.E. Macho in 1897 and 1898

The Wolcott Building

National Register of Historic Places A typical example of a Victorian storefront with angled doorway and iron column, this two-story building built in 1903

Yukon's Best Flour and Grain Co

Restored in 1989, sign atop Yukon'

Stroud Library

Circa 1929;

Scottish Rite Temple

Among the largest Masonic buildings in the world.

Morris House

Circe 1904, the only remaining building from Langston's territorial period, Formerly a boarding house for Oklahoma's Colored Agricultural and Normal College.

Old Chicken Houses

Once the largest poultry colony west of the Mississippi; many of its chicken houses still remain. Locations at 11007 Jeffords Ave, 11101 Draper Dr, 2512 Ives Way

WPA Armory

Okemah's WPA Armory was built in the 1930's during the depression as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt'

Okemah Public Library

The Okemah Public Library is located in a historic rock building constructed with the aid of WPA funds. Enjoying a scenic view of Okemah'

WPA Pecan Bowl

Built during the depression as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's WPA program, the construction of Okemah'

Bohemian Hall

The Bohemian Hall, listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings

Canadian Theater

Wewoka Library

One of the most beautiful small libraries of Oklahoma belongs to Wewoka. Founded in 1929, its architecture is reminiscent of New England. It has been recently renovated, and listed on the