National Register of Historic Places - Oklahoma (OK), Mayes County

Mayes County Oklahoma has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Union Mission Site, Cabin Creek Battlefield, Lewis Ross/Cherokee Orphan Asylum Springhouse and Pensacola Dam and Farmers and Merchants Bank.

The famous person Lewis Ross is associated with one of more of the Mayes County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Mayes County places including W.R. Holway, John Duncan Forsythe and Lewis Ross. Prominent architectural styles found in Mayes Country are Moderne.

Cabin Creek Battlefield (added 1971 - - #71000669)

3 mi. N of Pensacola , Pensacola

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

More Information:

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Farmers and Merchants Bank (added 1983 - - #83002091)

201 W. Main St. , Chouteau

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Education

More Information:

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Lewis Ross/Cherokee Orphan Asylum Springhouse (added 1983 - - #83002092)

Also known as The Blockhouse

Off OK 20 , Salina

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ross,Lewis

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Ross,Lewis

Significant Year:

1903, 1844

Area of Significance:

Native American, Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Cherokee

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings

Current Function:

Landscape

More Information:

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Pensacola Dam (added 2003 - - #03000883)

Also known as Grand River Dam

OK 28 over Grand R, 0.5 mi. E of jct. with OK 82 , Langley

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Forsythe, John Duncan, Holway, W.R.

Architectural Style:

Moderne, Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility

More Information:

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Territorial Commercial District (added 1983 - - #83002093)

Main St. , Chouteau

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

More Information:

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Union Mission Site (added 1971 - - #71000668)

About 5 mi. NE of Mazie , Mazie

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Religion, Communications

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church School

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

More Information:

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