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

Carter County Oklahoma has 24 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lake Murray State Park, Lake Murray State Park, Brady Cabin and Dornick Hills Country Club and Ardmore Carnegie Library.

Several famous people are associated with these Carter County historic places including Roy M. Johnson, Galt,Edward, et al., Pearl Sayer and John Ringling.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Carter County places including Works Progress Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps, Perry Duke Maxwell, James J. Eaves, WPA, White, J.B., and Son, Hugh McIntyre, C.E. Troutman, E. R. McConnell and S. Wemyss Smith. Prominent architectural styles found in Carter Country are Classical Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Ardmore Carnegie Library (added 2000 - - #00000620)

Also known as Ardmore Garden Clubs Building

511 Stanley SW. , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse

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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

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Ardmore Municipal Auditorium (added 2006 - - #06000117)

220 West Broadway , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

White, J.B., WPA

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Economics

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium

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Bethel Missionary Baptist Church (added 1995 - - #94001519)

Jct. of Webster and Lane Sts., SE corner , Tatums

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Black

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Black Theater of Ardmore (added 1984 - - #84002978)

Also known as Metropolitan A.M.E. Church

536 E. Main St. , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black, Performing Arts

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Theater

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Brady Cabin (added 1977 - - #77001090)

38 mi. NW of Ardmore , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eaves,James J.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Carter County Courthouse (added 1985 - - #85000678)

1st and B Sts., SW , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Central Park Bandstand (added 2006 - - #06001111)

SW jct. of W Main and E St. SW in about the middle of Central Park , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McIntyre, Hugh, Boze, E.S.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Music Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Music Facility

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Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Viaduct (added 2007 - - #07001266)

Also known as Bridge No. C-1156

Jct. of G St. NE and abandoned roadbed of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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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

More Information:

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Douglass High School Auditorium (added 1984 - - #84002981)

800 M St., NE , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black, Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Warehouse

More Information:

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Dunbar School (added 1984 - - #84002985)

Also known as H.F.V. Wilson Center

13 SE G St. , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black, Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

More Information:

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Galt--Franklin Home (added 1986 - - #86001132)

400 Country Club Rd. , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Galt,Edward, et al.

Significant Year:

1915

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Hardy Murphy Coliseum (added 2006 - - #06000118)

Also known as Gene Autry Coliseum

600 Lake Murray Dr. S , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Economics

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Fair

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Fair

More Information:

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Healdton Armory (added 1994 - - #94000280)

Also known as Healdton National Guard Armory

Jct. of Fourth and Franklin Sts. , Healdton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

WPA, Nolen, Bryan W.

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military, Economics

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage

Current Function:

Defense

Current Sub-function:

Arms Storage

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Healdton Oil Field Bunk House (added 1985 - - #85002518)

Also known as Hales Oil Interest Office

N of Wilson , Wilson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

More Information:

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Johnson Home (added 1986 - - #86001133)

400 Country Club Rd. , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Historic Person:

Johnson,Roy M.

Significant Year:

1915

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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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

More Information:

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Oklahoma, New Mexico and Pacific Railroad Depot (added 1982 - - #82003671)

Also known as Ringling Road Station

N. Washington and NE. 3rd , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Ringling,John

Significant Year:

1915

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse

More Information:

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Sayre-Mann House (added 1982 - - #82003672)

323 F, SW , Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Sayer,Pearl,et al.

Significant Year:

1899, 1890

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Turner House (added 2013 - - #13000703)

1501 3rd Ave., SW., Ardmore

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Zaneis School Teacher's Dormitory (added 1985 - - #85001800)

Off US 70 , Healdton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Watson,F.E.

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

More Information:

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