Severs Block | |
Location | 101 E. 6th St., Okmulgee, Oklahoma |
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Coordinates | 35°37′24″N 95°58′16″W / 35.62333°N 95.97111°W |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Built | 1907 |
Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
Part of | Okmulgee Downtown Historic District ( ID92001693) |
NRHP reference No. | 91000311 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 22, 1991 |
Designated CP | December 17, 1992 |
Built between 1904 and 1907, the Severs Block at 101 E. 6th St. in Okmulgee, Oklahoma is a two-story generally rectangular brick building which incorporates an earlier two-story stone building (now the west wall and a part of the rear wall). [2] [3] The 1882 F.B. Severs’ General Store was a Romanesque structure, the second stone building in all of Okmulgee and the first two-story stone building. [2] [4] [5] Frederick Severs himself expanded his building with the new construction that included storefronts and office space. [2] The canted corner entrance faces the Creek National Capitol. [2] The building was rehabilitated in 1989; that renovation reversed extensive remodeling efforts made in 1954, reconstructed the entry from historical photographs, and generally returned the building to its appearance at the time of its construction. [2] [6]
Severs Block is significant in the area’s history. [2] The original Severs Building was the primary supplier of general goods in the Creek Nation from 1882 until the turn of the century, and the Severs Block played a significant role In Okmulgee’s commercial development through the first half of the 20th Century. [2] It is also an excellent example of pre-Statehood commercial buildings. [2]
The Severs Block was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 3, 1991. [2]
It was further included on the National Register again as a contributing building in the 1992 listing of the Okmulgee Downtown Historic District. [7]
Severs Block | |
Location | 101 E. 6th St., Okmulgee, Oklahoma |
---|---|
Coordinates | 35°37′24″N 95°58′16″W / 35.62333°N 95.97111°W |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Built | 1907 |
Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
Part of | Okmulgee Downtown Historic District ( ID92001693) |
NRHP reference No. | 91000311 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 22, 1991 |
Designated CP | December 17, 1992 |
Built between 1904 and 1907, the Severs Block at 101 E. 6th St. in Okmulgee, Oklahoma is a two-story generally rectangular brick building which incorporates an earlier two-story stone building (now the west wall and a part of the rear wall). [2] [3] The 1882 F.B. Severs’ General Store was a Romanesque structure, the second stone building in all of Okmulgee and the first two-story stone building. [2] [4] [5] Frederick Severs himself expanded his building with the new construction that included storefronts and office space. [2] The canted corner entrance faces the Creek National Capitol. [2] The building was rehabilitated in 1989; that renovation reversed extensive remodeling efforts made in 1954, reconstructed the entry from historical photographs, and generally returned the building to its appearance at the time of its construction. [2] [6]
Severs Block is significant in the area’s history. [2] The original Severs Building was the primary supplier of general goods in the Creek Nation from 1882 until the turn of the century, and the Severs Block played a significant role In Okmulgee’s commercial development through the first half of the 20th Century. [2] It is also an excellent example of pre-Statehood commercial buildings. [2]
The Severs Block was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 3, 1991. [2]
It was further included on the National Register again as a contributing building in the 1992 listing of the Okmulgee Downtown Historic District. [7]