Guthrie Historic District (Guthrie, Oklahoma) Explained

Guthrie Historic District
Nrhp Type:nhld
Nocat:yes
Location:Guthrie, Oklahoma
Area:31acres
Architect:Multiple
Architecture: Multiple
Designated Nrhp Type:January 20, 1999[1]
Added:June 13, 1974
Refnum:74001664
Coordinates:35.88°N -97.4253°W

The Guthrie Historic District (GHD) is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing the commercial core of Guthrie, Oklahoma, US. According to its National Historic Landmark Nomination it is roughly bounded by Oklahoma Avenue on the north, Broad Street on the east, Harrison Avenue on the south, and the railroad tracks on the west; it also includes 301 W. Harrison Avenue.[2] The National Historic Landmarks Program on-line document describes the boundaries as "14th Street, College Avenue, Pine Street and Lincoln Avenue. One building, the Logan County Courthouse, is at 301 E. Harrison Avenue, outside the main boundaries of the GHD,"[3] This article relies on the former source, which is more detailed. According to the 1998 nomination, the proposed district covered 31acres. The nomination included 112 resources, classed as 69 contributing buildings, 38 non-contributing buildings, 1 non-contributing structure and 3 noncontributing objects. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1999 for its historic significance as the first capital of the Oklahoma Territory and of Oklahoma.[1] [4]

Period of significance

The period of significance is defined as 1889 to 1910, when most of the contributing buildings were erected. The most notable architect at the time was Joseph Pierre Foucart, who designed many of the buildings in the table below. The city of Guthrie was founded in 1889 in the wake of the Land Rush of 1889 which opened lands of the Indian Territory to white settlement. Guthrie promptly became the capital of the Oklahoma Territory. When Oklahoma became a state on November 16, 1907, Guthrie became the first state capital, a role it held until 1910, when the seat of government moved to Oklahoma City. Guthrie thereafter declined in commercial importance and changed little for many years. The GHD was assessed to have a high degree of historic integrity.[4]

Architectural styles

The district includes buildings separately listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including:

Building classifications

As part of the application process, all of the significant buildings within the proposed district boundaries were labeled as either "Contributing" or "non-contributing". Buildings in the former category had to meet the following criteria:

The table presented here identifies the buildings contained by the GHD, as defined in the NRHP application. Data are largely derived from text descriptions in the application.[5]

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NameHeader2="col" width="225" AddressHeader3="col" width="25" Year BuiltHeader4="col" width="225"Architectural StyleHeader5="col" width="225" Notes
Union Station403 W. Oklahoma Avenue1902Late 19th- and Early 20th- Century American MovementsContributing; also known as the Old Santa Fe Depot of Guthrie
State Capital Publishing Company Building301 West Harrison Avenue1902Commercial StyleContributing; listed on the National Register in 1973 as the Co-Operative Publishing Company Building
Victor Block202-206 W. Harrison Avenue1893Richardsonian RomanesqueContributing; Operates as a publishing museum
Tontz and Hirschi Block111-113 W. Harrison Avenue1891Late VictorianContributing
Foucart Building115 W. Harrison Avenue1891Romanesque Revival with Gothic Revival influencesContributing
Sneed-Coffin Building123 W. Harrison Ave1904Romanesque RevivalContributing
Gray Brothers Building101-103 W. Oklahoma Avenue,1890 & 1893Richardsonian RomanesqueContributing; Attributed to Joseph Foucart.
Bonfils Building107 S. Second Street1890Richardsonian RomanesqueContributing
De Ford Building116 S. Second Street1890Richardsonian RomanesqueContributing
Baxter and Cammack's Livery Stable215 S. Second Streetca. 1901-1903ItalianateContributing
Coyle and Smith Building206-208 S. Second Street1893ItalianateContributing
C.W. Hopkins Building222 S. Second Street1910Romanesque RevivalContributing
Little Victor115 S. First Street1893ItalianateContributing
116 S. First Street116 S. First Street1903Late VictorianNon-Contributing
Wachob Building215 S. First Street1910ItalianateContributing
Olds House223 S. First Street1899National Folk Front GableContributing
109-111 S. Division Street109-111 S. Division Street1894ItalianateContributing
Logan County Courthouse301 E. Harrison Avenue1907Neo-Classical Revival/Second Renaissance RevivalContributing; Discontiguous District
Tannery Amphitheater300 Block W. Cleveland Avenue, South Side1980sModern MovementNon-contributing because of age
Bumble's Baggage and More330 W. Oklahoma Avenue1912Commercial StyleNon-contributing due to age
314 W. Oklahoma Avenue314 W. Oklahoma AvenueUnknown date after period of significanceCommercial StyleNon-contributing due to age
Swan Hotel317 W. Oklahoma Avenue1903Romanesque RevivalNoncontributing due to later alterations incompatible with historic appearance
311 W. Oklahoma Avenue311 W. Oklahoma Avenue1904No styleNoncontributing because original second story was removed later
BancFirst Drive-Up200 Block of W. Oklahoma Avenue1970sNo styleNon-contributing due to age
Daniel's Drugs206 W. Oklahoma AvenuePre-1908No styleNoncontributing due to later alterations incompatible with historic appearance
First National Bank202-204 W. Oklahoma Avenue1923Beaux ArtsNoncontributing due to insufficient age
Old U.S. Courthouse and Post Office201 W. Oklahoma Avenue1903 & 1914Beaux ArtsNoncontributing due to insufficient age
Gaffney Building212-214 W. Oklahoma Avenue1890Architectural style not classifiedContributing, houses the Oklahoma Frontier Drug Store Museum
J. B. Beadles Building210 W. Oklahoma AvenuePre-1900ItalianateContributing
Adler Building109 W. Oklahoma Avenue1893ItalianateContributing
Farquharson Building114 W. Oklahoma Ave.1907Late VictorianContributing
Schnell Building115 W. Oklahoma Avenue1893ItalianateContributing
Bierer-Anderson Building116-118 W. Oklahoma Avenue1898Richardsonian RomanesqueContributing
Osage Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma117-119 W. Oklahoma Avenue1902ItalianateContributing
Wicks Building120-122 W. Oklahoma Avenue1892/1893Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to 1950s alterations
Cassidy Building113 W. Oklahoma Avenue1911Commercial Style with Romanesque RevivalNoncontributing due to age
Oklahoma Building102-106 E. Oklahoma AvenuePre-1900Romanesque RevivalContributing
118 E. Oklahoma Avenue.118 E. Oklahoma Avenue.1898-1901Romanesque RevivalNoncontributing due to later alterations
122 E. Oklahoma Avenue122 E. Oklahoma AvenueUnknownCommercial styleNoncontributing due to age
Filtsch Building101-103 E. Oklahoma Avenue1905 Commercial styleNoncontributing due to later alterations
Kress Building105-107 E. Oklahoma Avenue1918Classical Style with Commercial style influencesNoncontributing due to insufficient age
109 E. Oklahoma Avenue109 E. Oklahoma Avenue1922Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to insufficient age
DeSteiguer Block110-112 E. Oklahoma Avenue1890Late Victorian/RomanesqueContributing; Attributed to Joseph Foucart
First Capital Bank224 E. Oklahoma Avenue1964Neo-Classical RevivalNoncontributing due to insufficient age
217 E. Oklahoma Avenue217 E. Oklahoma AvenueUnknownCommercial StyleNoncontributing due to insufficient age
Townhouse Motel223 E. Oklahoma AvenueUnknownCommercial StyleNoncontributing due to insufficient age
Beland Building118 W. Harrison Avenue1920Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to age
Actons Furniture and Pianos110-112 W. Harrison Avenue1915Unidentified styleNoncontributing due to age
Patterson Building (now Pollard Theatre)120-122 W. Harrison Ave.1903Romanesque RevivalContributing
Kaleidoscope Gallery121 W. Harrison Avenue1984Neo-VictorianNoncontributing because of age
Guthrie News Leader Building107-109 W. Harrison Avenue1891Neo-Romanesque RevivalNoncontributing due to the 1976 renovations that extensively altered the original appearance.
105 W. Harrison Avenue105 W. Harrison Avenue1895No styleNoncontributing due to the loss of the original second story
121 N. Second Street121 N. Second Street1948Commercial Style/Modern MovementNon-Contributing
Time Out Travel113 N. Second Street1924Unidentified styleNoncontributing due to age
City Hall and Police Station101 N. Second Street/306 W. Oklahoma Avenue1996Neo-VictorianNoncontributing due to age
103 S. Second Street103 S. Second Street1913ItalianateNoncontributing because of age
Hurley Plumbing and Heating105 S. Second Street1923Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to age
Fire Department109-113 S. Second Street1931Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to age
Willis Building118 S. Second Street1914Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to age
Buckboard Emporium120 S. Second Street1910Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to these alterations
217 S. Second Street217 S. Second StreetUnknown dateNo distinctive styleNoncontributing due to age
219 S. Second Street219 S. Second StreetUnknown dateNo distinctive styleContributing
107 N. First Street107 N. First Street1923Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to age
Stan's Auto201 S. Division1928No distinctive tyleNoncontributing due to age
Unnamed building just south of alley (behind 122 E. Oklahoma Avenue).122 E. Oklahoma AvenueUnknown dateNo distinctive styleNoncontributing due to insufficient age
Unnamed building just south of alley100 Block N. Wentz Street, East SideUnknown dateVernacular Front Gable CommercialNoncontributing due to insufficient age
Blue Bell Bar224 W. Harrison Avenue1903Commercial StyleContributing

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guthrie Historic District. 2008-01-04. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. https://web.archive.org/web/20091214091708/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=319415123&ResourceType=District. 2009-12-14. dead.
  2. http://www.nps.gov/nhl/find/statelists/ok/GuthrieHD.pdf National Historic Landmark Nomination: Guthrie Historic District.
  3. Web site: Guthrie Historic District and Guthrie National Historic Landmark District . Oklahoma's National Register of Historic Place . April 1, 2022.
  4. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Guthrie Historic District . pdf . March 29, 1998 . Susan Allen Kline . National Park Service . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024003821/http://www.nps.gov/nhl/designations/samples/ok/guthrie.pdf . October 24, 2012. and  
  5. http://www.nps.gov/nhl/find/statelists/ok/GuthrieHD.pdf National Historic Landmark Nomination: Guthrie Historic District.

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