Oklahoma Presbyterian College (also known as Oklahoma Presbyterian College for Girls) is a historic Presbyterian school at 601 N. 16th Street in Durant, Oklahoma. The site, including two contributing buildings, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
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| Location | 601 N. 16th St., Durant, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 34°00′00″N 96°23′36″W / 34.0001°N 96.3934°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1909-10, 1918 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001556[1][2] |
| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1976 |
The main building is a three-story building, built during 1909-1910 of red brick with white stone trim. It is 50 by 160 feet (15 m × 49 m) in plan and served as a combination school and dormitory, and was built at cost of $100,000.[3]
The second building, built in 1918, is also three stories but is more modest, and is 32 by 80 feet (9.8 m × 24.4 m) in plan.[3]
In 1976 the two buildings served as headquarters and museum of the Red River Valley Historical Society.[3]
Beginning in 1975, the building functioned as the Choctaw Nation's administrative headquarters until 2018 when the headquarters was relocated to a newly constructed building. The building still houses some Choctaw Nation employees, but remains largely empty since the move.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Oklahoma Historical Society State Historic Preservation Office".
- ^ a b c Kent Ruth (February 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oklahoma Presbyterian College / Oklahoma Presbyterian College for Girls". National Park Service. Retrieved June 26, 2018. With accompanying four photos from 1976
- ^ Apryl Mock (May 16, 2018). Choctaw Nation Reveres Past, Celebrates Future as Relocation to New Headquarters Approaches Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
External links
edit- Oklahoma Presbyterian College for Girls, Durant, Oklahoma, G.E.E. Lindquist collection, Native American photos, Columbia University
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