| 1.Property Name |
DOWNTOWN SEMINOLE SURVEY |
| 2.Resource Name |
UNITED STATES POST OFFICE |
| 3.Address |
120 EAST OAK |
| 4.City |
SEMINOLE |
| 5.Vicinity |
No Data |
| 6. County |
Seminole |
| 7.Lot |
9-12 |
| 8.Block |
21 |
| 9.Plat Name |
ORIGINAL TOWNSITE |
| 10.Section |
27 |
| 11.Township |
9N |
| 12.Range |
6E |
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13a.Latitude (North) |
35.22551
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13b.Longitude (West) |
-96.67012
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14a.UTM Zone |
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14b.Northings |
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14c.Eastings
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| 15.Resource Type |
Building |
| 16.Historic Function |
Post Office |
| 17.Current Function |
Post Office |
| 18.Area of significance, Primary |
ARCHITECTURE |
| 19.Area of significance, Secondary |
NO DATA |
| 20.Description of Significance |
INDIVIDUALLY ELIGIBLE FOR THE NRHP |
| 21.Document Resource |
CALANGO, NICHOLAS A., NEW DEAL MURALS IN OKLAHOMA;SANBORN FIRE INSURANCE MAPS |
| 22.Name of the Preparer |
ALYSON GREINER/ MEGHAN DAY |
| 23.Survey Project |
YES
Project Name:
SURVEY OF NEW DEAL ART; INTENSIVE LEVEL OF DOWNTOWN
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| 24.Date of Preparation |
1981, 2004, 2013 |
| 25.Photographs |
Yes
Year:
1983 |
| 26. Architect/Builder |
J.J. BALLINGER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY// BERTRAM E. GIESECKE, ARCHITECT |
| 27. Year Built |
1936 |
| 28.Original Site |
Yes
Date Moved:
N/A |
| From Where |
N/A |
| 29.Accessible |
Yes |
| 30.Architectural Style |
Art Deco |
| Other Architectural Style
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| 31.Foundation Material |
CONCRETE |
| 32.Roof Type |
FLAT |
| 33.Roof Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| 34.Wall Material (Primary) |
BRICK |
| 35.Wall Material (Secondary) |
Limestone |
| 36.Window Type |
SINGLE HUNG |
| 37.Window Material |
WOOD |
| 38.Door Type |
GLAZED SLAB |
| 39.Door Material |
METAL |
| 40.Exterior Features |
A 1939 SECTION MURAL, "SEMINOLE INDIAN VILLAGE SCENE,"BY ACEE BLUE EAGLE IS ON THE EAST WALL. IT WAS PAINTED |
| 41.Interior Features |
MURAL BY ACEE BLUE EAGLE |
| 42.Decorative Details |
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| 43.Condition of Resource |
Excellent (perfectly maintained) |
| 44.Description of Resource |
ONE-STORY ART DECO STYLE BUILDING WITH BASEMENT. IT HAS BUFF BRICK AND LIMESTONE CLADDING. THE SYMMETRICAL FAÇADE BALANCED BY TWO SMALLER WINGS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE WORDS "UNITED STATES POST OFFICE" ARE CARVED IN A WIDE BAND OF LIMESTONE THAT ENCIRCLES THE TOPS OF THE WALLS. THE FAÇADE IS MARKED BY FOUR BRICK PILASTERS THAT SEPARATE TALL WINDOWS. THE MURAL WAS RESTORED BY FRED BEAVER IN 1965. A LOWERING OF THE CEILING, PERHAPS TO ACCOMMODATE DUCTWORK, HAS RESULTED IN THE PARTIAL BLOCKING OF THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE MURAL. |
| 45.Comments |
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| 46.Placement |
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| 47.Listed on National Register |
Eligible |
| Continuation: |
ONE-STORY ART DECO STYLE BUILDING WITH BASEMENT. IT HAS BUFF BRICK AND LIMESTONE CLADDING. THE SYMMETRICAL FAÇADE BALANCED BY TWO SMALLER WINGS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE WORDS "UNITED STATES POST OFFICE" ARE CARVED IN A WIDE BAND OF LIMESTONE THAT ENCIRCLES THE TOPS OF THE WALLS. THE FAÇADE IS MARKED BY FOUR BRICK PILASTERS THAT SEPARATE TALL WINDOWS. THE MURAL WAS RESTORED BY FRED BEAVER IN 1965. A LOWERING OF THE CEILING, PERHAPS TO ACCOMMODATE DUCTWORK, HAS RESULTED IN THE PARTIAL BLOCKING OF THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE MURAL. |
| National Register Entry |
No Data |
| Date Updated (mm/dd/yyyy) |
7/21/2014 8:24:49 AM |
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