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1.Property Name CALABOOSES (TINY JAILS) IN OKLAHOMA SURVEY
2.Resource Name BOSWELL JAIL
3.Address VICINITY OF 7TH AND HUNTER STREETS
4.City BOSWELL
5.Vicinity
6. County Choctaw
7.Lot
8.Block
9.Plat Name
10.Section 17
11.Township 6S
12.Range 14E
13a.Latitude (North) 34.02665
13b.Longitude (West) -95.868289
14a.UTM Zone
14b.Northings
14c.Eastings
15.Resource Type Building
16.Historic Function Correctional Facility
17.Current Function VACANT/NOT IN USE
18.Area of significance, Primary COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
19.Area of significance, Secondary LAW
20.Description of Significance ELIGIBLE UNDER CRITERION A: COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND LAW. ELIGIBLE UNDER CRITERION C: TWO-ROOM JAIL
21.Document Resource FIELD SURVEY 2023; GOOGLE EARTH 2023; 1916 SANBORN MAP; THE PONCA CITY NEWS DEC 16, 1935; THE HUGO DAILY NEWS DEC 21, 1939; THE SOPER DEMOCRAT DEC 19, 1940.
22.Name of the Preparer M. MAYES
23.Survey Project YES  Project Name: CALABOOSES (TINY JAILS) IN OKLAHOMA SURVEY
24.Date of Preparation 9/2023
25.Photographs Yes      Year:  1984 & 2023
26. Architect/Builder WPA
27. Year Built 1939
28.Original Site Yes  Date Moved: N/A
From Where N/A
29.Accessible Yes
30.Architectural Style OTHER
Other Architectural Style TWO-ROOM JAIL
31.Foundation Material CONCRETE
32.Roof Type FLAT
33.Roof Material CONCRETE
34.Wall Material (Primary) CONCRETE
35.Wall Material (Secondary) NO DATA
36.Window Type INAPPLICABLE
37.Window Material INAPPLICABLE
38.Door Type BAR
39.Door Material METAL
40.Exterior Features
41.Interior Features
42.Decorative Details
43.Condition of Resource Good (very well maintained)
44.Description of Resource TWO-ROOM FORMED CONCRETE JAIL. FLAT CONCRETE ROOF WITH SLIGHT SLOPING PITCH TOWARDS SOUTH ELEVATION. TWO METAL BAR ENTRY DOORS AT NORHT ELEVATION. SQUARE VENTILATION OPENINGS WIHT METAL BARS AT EAST, WEST AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS
45.Comments 1939 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE DETAILS WPA FUNDING USED TO CONSTRUCT THE BOSWELL CITY JAIL.
46.Placement
47.Listed on National Register No
Continuation:
National Register Entry No Data
Date Updated (mm/dd/yyyy) 11/14/2023 9:12:10 AM
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