St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Okmulgee, Oklahoma) Explained

St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Location:515 S. Morton St., Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Coordinates:35.6183°N -95.9722°W
Built:1927
Architect:Monnot & Reid
Builder:Dennehy Construction Co.
Architecture:Mission/spanish Revival
Added:July 14, 1983
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:83002112

St. Anthony's Catholic Church is a historic Spanish Colonial Revival-style church at 515 S. Morton Street in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States. It was built in 1927 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

The interior features tall, smooth-shafted Corinthian columns topped with capitals enriched with acanthus leaves, caulicoli, and molded abacus. It also contains an 18feet high Carrara marble and stone altar imported from Tuscany soon after the church was built.[2]

Notes and References

  1. See also the National Register of Historic Places listings in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=83002112}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Anthony's Catholic Church ]. National Park Service. Jimmy Woodard . George Carney . February 1983 . June 12, 2018. With