Guthrie Historic District (Guthrie, Oklahoma)

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.National Historic Landmark Nomination: Guthrie Historic District. 1998. Retrieved August 9, 2014 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," This article relies on the former source, which is more detailed. According to the 1998 nomination, the proposed district covered . 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. and  

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.

Architectural styles Late Victorian Italianate Romanesque Late 19th & Early 20th Century Revivals Beaux Arts Classical Revival Late 19th & Early 20th Century American Movements Commercial Style

The district includes buildings separately listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including: Carnegie Library Co-operative Publishing Company Building Logan County Courthouse

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: Built between 1893 and 1910; Had not lost their historical character through remodeling or conversion to other uses

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.National Historic Landmark Nomination: Guthrie Historic District. 1998. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

+Notable buildings in Guthrie Historic District NameAddressYear BuiltArchitectural StyleNotesUnion Station403 W. Oklahoma Avenue1902Late 19th- and Early 20th- Century American MovementsContributing; also known as the Old Santa Fe Depot of GuthrieState Capital Publishing Company Building301 West Harrison Avenue1902Commercial StyleContributing; listed on the National Register in 1973 as the Co-Operative Publishing Company BuildingVictor Block202-206 W. Harrison Avenue1893Richardsonian RomanesqueContributing; Operates as a publishing museumTontz and Hirschi Block111-113 W. Harrison Avenue1891Late VictorianContributingFoucart Building115 W. Harrison Avenue1891Romanesque Revival with Gothic Revival influencesContributingSneed-Coffin Building123 W. Harrison Ave1904Romanesque RevivalContributingGray Brothers Building101-103 W. Oklahoma Avenue,1890 & 1893Richardsonian RomanesqueContributing; Attributed to Joseph Foucart.Bonfils Building107 S. Second Street1890Richardsonian RomanesqueContributingDe Ford Building116 S. Second Street1890Richardsonian RomanesqueContributingBaxter and Cammack's Livery Stable215 S. Second Streetca. 1901-1903ItalianateContributingCoyle and Smith Building206-208 S. Second Street1893ItalianateContributingC.W. Hopkins Building222 S. Second Street1910Romanesque RevivalContributingLittle Victor115 S. First Street1893ItalianateContributing116 S. First Street116 S. First Street1903Late VictorianNon-ContributingWachob Building215 S. First Street1910ItalianateContributingOlds House223 S. First Street1899National Folk Front GableContributing109-111 S. Division Street109-111 S. Division Street1894ItalianateContributingLogan County Courthouse301 E. Harrison Avenue1907Neo-Classical Revival/Second Renaissance RevivalContributing; Discontiguous DistrictTannery Amphitheater300 Block W. Cleveland Avenue, South Side1980sModern MovementNon-contributing because of ageBumble's Baggage and More330 W. Oklahoma Avenue1912Commercial StyleNon-contributing due to age314 W. Oklahoma Avenue314 W. Oklahoma AvenueUnknown date after period of significanceCommercial StyleNon-contributing due to ageSwan Hotel317 W. Oklahoma Avenue1903Romanesque RevivalNoncontributing due to later alterations incompatible with historic appearance311 W. Oklahoma Avenue311 W. Oklahoma Avenue1904No styleNoncontributing because original second story was removed laterBancFirst Drive-Up200 Block of W. Oklahoma Avenue1970sNo styleNon-contributing due to ageDaniel's Drugs206 W. Oklahoma AvenuePre-1908No styleNoncontributing due to later alterations incompatible with historic appearanceFirst National Bank202-204 W. Oklahoma Avenue1923Beaux ArtsNoncontributing due to insufficient ageOld U.S. Courthouse and Post Office201 W. Oklahoma Avenue1903 & 1914Beaux ArtsNoncontributing due to insufficient ageGaffney Building212-214 W. Oklahoma Avenue1890Architectural style not classifiedContributing, houses the Oklahoma Frontier Drug Store MuseumJ. B. Beadles Building210 W. Oklahoma AvenuePre-1900ItalianateContributingAdler Building109 W. Oklahoma Avenue1893ItalianateContributingFarquharson Building114 W. Oklahoma Ave.1907Late VictorianContributingSchnell Building115 W. Oklahoma Avenue1893ItalianateContributingBierer-Anderson Building116-118 W. Oklahoma Avenue1898Richardsonian RomanesqueContributingOsage Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma117-119 W. Oklahoma Avenue1902ItalianateContributingWicks Building120-122 W. Oklahoma Avenue1892/1893Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to 1950s alterationsCassidy Building113 W. Oklahoma Avenue1911Commercial Style with Romanesque RevivalNoncontributing due to ageOklahoma Building102-106 E. Oklahoma AvenuePre-1900Romanesque RevivalContributing118 E. Oklahoma Avenue.118 E. Oklahoma Avenue.1898-1901Romanesque RevivalNoncontributing due to later alterations122 E. Oklahoma Avenue122 E. Oklahoma AvenueUnknownCommercial styleNoncontributing due to ageFiltsch Building101-103 E. Oklahoma Avenue1905 Commercial styleNoncontributing due to later alterationsKress Building105-107 E. Oklahoma Avenue1918Classical Style with Commercial style influencesNoncontributing due to insufficient age109 E. Oklahoma Avenue109 E. Oklahoma Avenue1922Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to insufficient ageDeSteiguer Block110-112 E. Oklahoma Avenue1890Late Victorian/RomanesqueContributing; Attributed to Joseph FoucartFirst Capital Bank224 E. Oklahoma Avenue1964Neo-Classical RevivalNoncontributing due to insufficient age217 E. Oklahoma Avenue217 E. Oklahoma AvenueUnknownCommercial StyleNoncontributing due to insufficient ageTownhouse Motel223 E. Oklahoma AvenueUnknownCommercial StyleNoncontributing due to insufficient ageBeland Building118 W. Harrison Avenue1920Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to ageActons Furniture and Pianos110-112 W. Harrison Avenue1915Unidentified styleNoncontributing due to agePatterson Building (now Pollard Theatre)120-122 W. Harrison Ave.1903Romanesque RevivalContributingKaleidoscope Gallery121 W. Harrison Avenue1984Neo-VictorianNoncontributing because of ageGuthrie 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 story121 N. Second Street121 N. Second Street1948Commercial Style/Modern MovementNon-ContributingTime Out Travel113 N. Second Street1924Unidentified styleNoncontributing due to ageCity Hall and Police Station101 N. Second Street/306 W. Oklahoma Avenue1996Neo-VictorianNoncontributing due to age103 S. Second Street103 S. Second Street1913ItalianateNoncontributing because of ageHurley Plumbing and Heating105 S. Second Street1923Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to ageFire Department109-113 S. Second Street1931Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to ageWillis Building118 S. Second Street1914Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to ageBuckboard Emporium120 S. Second Street1910Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to these alterations217 S. Second Street217 S. Second StreetUnknown dateNo distinctive styleNoncontributing due to age219 S. Second Street219 S. Second StreetUnknown dateNo distinctive styleContributing107 N. First Street107 N. First Street1923Commercial StyleNoncontributing due to ageStan's Auto201 S. Division1928No distinctive tyleNoncontributing due to ageUnnamed building just south of alley (behind 122 E. Oklahoma Avenue).122 E. Oklahoma AvenueUnknown dateNo distinctive styleNoncontributing due to insufficient ageUnnamed building just south of alley100 Block N. Wentz Street, East SideUnknown dateVernacular Front Gable CommercialNoncontributing due to insufficient ageBlue Bell Bar224 W. Harrison Avenue1903Commercial StyleContributing

See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma National Register of Historic Places listings in Logan County, Oklahoma

References

Further reading National Historic Landmark Nomination: Guthrie Historic District. 1998.

External links

Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Guthrie Historic District