Oklahoma Presbyterian College

Oklahoma Presbyterian College (also known as Oklahoma Presbyterian College for Girls) is a historic Presbyterian school at 601 N. 16th Street in Durant, Oklahoma. The site, including two contributing buildings, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

Oklahoma Presbyterian College
Location601 N. 16th St., Durant, Oklahoma
Coordinates34°00′00″N 96°23′36″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1909-10, 1918
NRHP reference No.76001556[1][2]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

The main building is a three-story building, built during 1909-1910 of red brick with white stone trim. It is 50 by 160 feet (15 m × 49 m) in plan and served as a combination school and dormitory, and was built at cost of $100,000.[3]

The second building, built in 1918, is also three stories but is more modest, and is 32 by 80 feet (9.8 m × 24.4 m) in plan.[3]

In 1976 the two buildings served as headquarters and museum of the Red River Valley Historical Society.[3]

Beginning in 1975, the building functioned as the Choctaw Nation's administrative headquarters until 2018 when the headquarters was relocated to a newly constructed building. The building still houses some Choctaw Nation employees, but remains largely empty since the move.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Oklahoma Historical Society State Historic Preservation Office".
  3. Kent Ruth (February 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oklahoma Presbyterian College / Oklahoma Presbyterian College for Girls". National Park Service. Retrieved June 26, 2018. With accompanying four photos from 1976
  4. Apryl Mock (May 16, 2018). Choctaw Nation Reveres Past, Celebrates Future as Relocation to New Headquarters Approaches Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Retrieved July 1, 2020.

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