Sod House (Cleo Springs, Oklahoma)

The Sod House, which is also known as Marshall McCully Sod House, is a sod house built in 1894. It is located in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma approximately four miles north of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma.[2][3]

Sod House
Nearest cityCleo Springs, Oklahoma
Coordinates36°28′17″N 98°25′23″W
Built1894
ArchitectMcCully, Marshall
NRHP reference No.70000526[1][2]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1970

History

The Sod House was built by Marshal McCully in 1894.[3] Sod houses were constructed by settlers of southern and western Oklahoma Territory because there was not enough timber to build wooden houses.[4] The sod house near Cleo Springs is the only remaining sod house in Oklahoma that was built by settlers.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1] The Sod House Museum (under the Oklahoma Historical Society) maintains the structure.[3]

See also
  • List of sod houses

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Oklahoma's National Register Handbook, Oklahoma City: State Historic Preservation Office--Oklahoma Historical Society, January 1, 2015. Accessed March 10, 2015.
  3. "Sod House Museum," Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed March 10, 2015.
  4. Heisch, Melvena Thurman. "Sod House," Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Accessed March 10, 2015.


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