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

Carter County Oklahoma (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lake Murray State Park, Lake Murray State Park and Dornick Hills Country Club, Ardmore Historic Commercial District and Ardmore Historic Commercial District (Boundary Increase and Decrease).

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Carter County places including Civilian Conservation Corps, Works Progress Administration, Perry Duke Maxwell, C.E. Troutman and Oscar Wenderoth. Prominent architectural styles found in Carter Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival and Early Commercial.

Ardmore Historic Commercial District (added 1983 - - #83002080)

Main St. fr. Santa Fe RR tracks to B St., N. Washington fr. Main to 2nd Ave. NE, Caddo fr. Main to N side of 2nd Ave. NE, Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Troutman,C.E.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Other, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Transportation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Meeting Hall, Rail-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Ardmore Historic Commercial District (Boundary Increase and Decrease) (added 2005 - - #04001331)

Main St. from Santa Fe RR tracks to "B" St., N. Washington from Main to 2nd Ave. NE, Caddo from Main to 2nd Ave. NE , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wenderoth, Oscar, Troutman, C.E.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Professional, Rail-Related, School

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Social, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Government Office, Meeting Hall, Professional, Rail-Related, Specialty Store

Dornick Hills Country Club (added 2003 - - #03000877)

519 N. Country Club Rd. , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Maxwell, Perry Duke

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Clubhouse, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Clubhouse, Sport Facility

Lake Murray State Park (added 1996 - - #96000490)

Also known as Lake Murray Recreational Demonstration Area

1.9 mi. S of jct. of OK 70 and OK 77s , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Works Progress Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Black, Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park

Lake Murray State Park (added 2001 - - #01001097)

Also known as Lake Murray Recreational Demonstration Area, Lake Murray Resort Park

1.9 mi. SE of jct. of US 77 and US 70 , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Economics, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park