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

Comanche 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 Fort Sill, Post, Henry, Air Field and Holy City of the Wichitas Historic District, Gore Pit District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic dating back to 8999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Comanche County places including US Army, Myron Groseclose, Reverend A. Mark Wallock and Works Progress Administration. Prominent architectural styles found in Comanche Country are Apartment, Rustic and Wpa Rustic.

Fort Sill (added 1966 - - #66000629)

US 62 , Fort Sill

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Water Works

Current Function:

Defense, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Military Facility, Water Works

Gore Pit District (added 1980 - - #80004520)

Also known as Cm-151,324 & 325

Address Restricted , Lawton

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Archaic

Period of Significance:

7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Holy City of the Wichitas Historic District (added 2019 - - #100004547)

262 Holy City Rd., Medicine Park

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Groseclose, Myron , Wallock, Reverend A. Mark, Works Progress Administration

Architectural Style:

Rustic, Wpa Rustic

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Religion, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1934-1936 AD

Post, Henry, Air Field (added 1978 - - #78002231)

N of Lawton on Fort Sill , Lawton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Air-Related

Current Function:

Defense, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Air-Related

Sunset-Vogue-Blue Ribbon Apartments Historic District (added 2018 - - #100003236)

Northwest Williams and Hoover Avenues, Northwest 23rd and 22nd Streets, Lawton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1952-1967 AD