| 1.Property Name |
UNITED STATES POST OFFICE |
| 2.Resource Name |
SAME |
| 3.Address |
121 W BROADWAY |
| 4.City |
WAURIKA |
| 5.Vicinity |
No Data |
| 6. County |
Jefferson |
| 7.Lot |
15-18 |
| 8.Block |
15 |
| 9.Plat Name |
WAURIKA PROPER |
| 10.Section |
35 |
| 11.Township |
4S |
| 12.Range |
8W |
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13a.Latitude (North) |
34.16405
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13b.Longitude (West) |
-98.00275
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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 |
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT |
| 19.Area of significance, Secondary |
ARCHITECTURE |
| 20.Description of Significance |
IN CONTINUOUS USE AS A POST OFFICE SINCE JUNE OF 1937. THIS BUILDING DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, OTHER THAN AGE. THE ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY OF THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN DESTROYED./ 2004 UPDATE: THIS BUILDING IS ASSOCIATED WITH NEW DEAL ART. |
| 21.Document Resource |
USPS, OK DISTRICT, OFFICE OF ADMIN SERVICES |
| 22.Name of the Preparer |
JERRY SPRINGER, USPS/ALYSON GREINER |
| 23.Survey Project |
YES
Project Name:
THEMATIC SURVEY OF NEW DEAL ART
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| 24.Date of Preparation |
1996; UPDATED 6/22/2004 |
| 25.Photographs |
Yes
Year:
1996 AND 2004 |
| 26. Architect/Builder |
LOUIS A. SIMON |
| 27. Year Built |
1937 |
| 28.Original Site |
Yes
Date Moved:
No Data |
| From Where |
No Data |
| 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 |
ASPHALT |
| 34.Wall Material (Primary) |
BRICK |
| 35.Wall Material (Secondary) |
Limestone |
| 36.Window Type |
DOUBLE HUNG |
| 37.Window Material |
WOOD |
| 38.Door Type |
DOUBLE, GLAZED SLAB |
| 39.Door Material |
METAL |
| 40.Exterior Features |
ORIGINAL LIGHT STANDARDS AT FRONT ENTRY. ORIGINAL DOUBLE HUNG WOODEN WINDOWS |
| 41.Interior Features |
LOBBY HAS QUARRY TILE FLOOR, WAINSCOT AND BASE. ORIGINAL WOOD AND GLASS ENTRY VESTIBULE, LOBBY DESKS, AND BULLETIN BOARDS. ALSO A 1939 MURAL "CANADIAN HONKERS" BY THEODORE VAN SOELEN. |
| 42.Decorative Details |
BEVELED BRICKWORK |
| 43.Condition of Resource |
Good (very well maintained) |
| 44.Description of Resource |
A VERY MODEST ONE STORY ART DECO STYLE BUILDING. FACADE IS SYMMETRICAL AROUND THE MAIN ENTRY WHICH IS SLIGHTLY RECESSED. THE DOORS AND WINDOWS ON THE FRONT ARE ACCENTUATED BY THE USE OF RECESSED OR BEVELED BRICKWORK. |
| 45.Comments |
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| 46.Placement |
ON THE SE CORNER OF FIRST AND BROADWAY |
| 47.Listed on National Register |
No Data |
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| National Register Entry |
No Data |
| Date Updated (mm/dd/yyyy) |
8/22/2012 12:08:49 PM |
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