| 1.Property Name |
UNITED STATES POST OFFICE |
| 2.Resource Name |
SAME |
| 3.Address |
228 W MAIN |
| 4.City |
PURCELL |
| 5.Vicinity |
No Data |
| 6. County |
McClain |
| 7.Lot |
2-6 |
| 8.Block |
117 |
| 9.Plat Name |
PURCELL |
| 10.Section |
12 |
| 11.Township |
6N |
| 12.Range |
2W |
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13a.Latitude (North) |
35.0120289
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13b.Longitude (West) |
-97.3623332
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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 1939. THIS BUILDING APPEARS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, OTHER THAN AGE. THE ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY OF THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN DESTROYED. / AS OF 2004: THIS BUILDING IS ASSOCIATED WITH NEW DEAL PUBLIC ART. |
| 21.Document Resource |
USPS, OK DISTRICT, OFFICE OF ADMIN SERVICES; CORNERSTONE |
| 22.Name of the Preparer |
JERRY SPRINGER, USPS/ALYSON GREINER |
| 23.Survey Project |
YES
Project Name:
No Data/THEMATIC SURVEY OF NEW DEAL PUBLIC ART
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| 24.Date of Preparation |
1996; UPDATED 8/4/2004 |
| 25.Photographs |
Yes
Year:
1996; 2004 |
| 26. Architect/Builder |
LOUIS A. SIMON |
| 27. Year Built |
1938-39 |
| 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 |
SINGLE HUNG/FIXED |
| 37.Window Material |
Aluminum |
| 38.Door Type |
GLAZED SLAB, DOUBLE DOORS |
| 39.Door Material |
Aluminum |
| 40.Exterior Features |
ORIGINAL LIGHT STANDARDS AT FRONT ENTRY. |
| 41.Interior Features |
MARBLE WAINSCOT AND BASE IN LOBBY. TERRAZZO FLOOR IN LOBBY. ORIGINAL WOOD AND GLASS ENTRY VESTIBULE, LOBBY DESKS, AND BULLETIN BOARDS. / EAST WALL HAS 1940 MURAL "THE ROUND-UP" BY FREDERICK E. CONWAY. |
| 42.Decorative Details |
ORIGINAL EAGLE AND GRILLE ABOVE FRONT ENTRY. |
| 43.Condition of Resource |
Good (very well maintained) |
| 44.Description of Resource |
A ONE-STORY BUILDING WITH BASEMENT. INSET AND LONG RECTANGULAR WINDOWS DISTINGUISH THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE BUILDING. AS OF 2004, ONE OF THE LIGHT STANDARDS IS MISSING. |
| 45.Comments |
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| 46.Placement |
2ND BUILDING EAST OF THE SW CORNER OF 3RD AND MAIN |
| 47.Listed on National Register |
No Data |
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| National Register Entry |
No Data |
| Date Updated (mm/dd/yyyy) |
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