List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma

The List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma contains the landmarks designated by the U.S. Federal Government for the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

There are 22 National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma. The following table is a complete list.

[1] Landmark name Image Date designated[2] Location County Description
1 101 Ranch Historic District
101 Ranch Historic District
 May 15, 1975
(#73001560)		 Ponca City
36°36′47″N 97°08′34″W		 Kay Ranch where rodeo bull-dogging was developed to an art form by Bill Pickett; home base of 101 Ranch Wild West Show.
2 Bizzell Library
Bizzell Library
 January 3, 2001
(#01000071)		 Norman
35°12′28″N 97°26′44″W		 Cleveland Library of University of Oklahoma, focus of racial segregation Supreme Court case.
3 Boley Historic District
Boley Historic District
 May 15, 1975
(#75001568)		 Boley
35°29′44″N 96°28′58″W		 Okfuskee All-black town founded in 1903, product of segregationist policies.
4 Boston Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Boston Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, South
 January 20, 1999
(#78002270)		 Tulsa
36°08′38″N 95°59′04″W		 Tulsa One of finest examples of ecclesiastical Art Deco architecture in the U.S.
5 Camp Nichols May 23, 1963
(#66000628)		 Wheeless
36°45′10″N 102°55′35″W		 Cimarron Ruins of fort built by Kit Carson to protect the Cimarron Cutoff trail (Santa Fe Trail) followers from hostile Kiowa and Apache.
6 Cherokee National Capitol
Cherokee National Capitol
 July 4, 1961
(#66000627)		 Tahlequah
35°54′38″N 94°58′14″W		 Cherokee Capitol of the Cherokee nation from 1869 to 1907, when Oklahoma became a state.
7 Creek National Capitol
Creek National Capitol
 July 4, 1961
(#66000632)		 Okmulgee
35°37′24″N 95°58′18″W		 Okmulgee Capitol of Creek nation from 1878 to 1907, now a museum.
8 Deer Creek Site April 16, 1964
(#66000630)		 Newkirk
 Kay Archeological site, site of a fortified village of the Wichita.
9 Fort Gibson
Fort Gibson
 December 12, 1960
(#66000631)		 Fort Gibson
35°48′14″N 95°15′26″W		 Muskogee Fort built in 1824 in the Indian Territory.
10 Fort Sill
Fort Sill
 December 12, 1960
(#66000629)		 Fort Sill
34°42′15″N 98°30′30″W		 Comanche Only still-active fort from Indian wars on the south plains.
11 Fort Washita
Fort Washita
 June 23, 1965
(#66000626)		 Nida
34°06′13″N 96°32′54″W		 Bryan Established in 1842 to protect the Choctaws and Chickasaws from the plains Indians.
12 Guthrie Historic District
Guthrie Historic District
 January 20, 1999
(#74001664)		 Guthrie
35°52′48″N 97°25′31″W		 Logan Now a historic district.
13 Honey Springs Battlefield
Honey Springs Battlefield
 February 27, 2013
(#13000280)		 Rentiesville
35°31′53″N 95°29′09″W		 McIntosh and Muskogee Site of the Battle of Honey Springs, a Civil War battle known for its preponderance of non-white combatants.
14 Ernest Whitworth Marland Mansion
Ernest Whitworth Marland Mansion
 December 22, 1977
(#73001561)		 Ponca City
36°43′01″N 97°03′38″W		 Kay Home of Oklahoma politician Ernest Whitworth Marland.
15 McLemore Site July 19, 1964
(#66000636)		 Colony
 Washita An archeological site.
16 Murrell Home
Murrell Home
 May 30, 1974
(#70000530)		 Park Hill
35°51′21″N 94°57′32″W		 Cherokee A house.
17 Platt National Park Historic District
Platt National Park Historic District
 July 7, 2011
(#11000628)		 Sulphur
34°30′02″N 96°58′20″W		 Murray Square mile sold by Chickasaw Nation to federal government for park use in 1902
18 Price Tower
Price Tower
 March 29, 2007
(#74001670)		 Bartlesville
36°44′51″N 95°58′34″W		 Washington A Frank Lloyd Wright designed building. His only realized skyscraper design completed in 1956, and commissioned by H.C. Price Petroleum Company.
19 Sequoyah's Cabin
Sequoyah's Cabin
 December 21, 1965
(#66000634)		 Akins
35°30′51″N 94°39′07″W		 Sequoyah Log cabin home of Sequoyah, who created "talking leaves", written language for the Cherokee.
20 Stamper Site July 19, 1964
(#66000635)		 Optima
 Texas Archeological site.
21 Washita Battlefield
Washita Battlefield
 January 12, 1965
(#66000633)		 Cheyenne
35°37′03″N 99°42′01″W		 Roger Mills Where George Custer led the Seventh Cavalry surprise attack on village of Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle in 1868.
22 Wheelock Academy December 21, 1965
(#66000949)		 Millerton
33°59′38″N 94°59′18″W		 McCurtain Originally a missionary school for girls of the Choctaw nation, this became an academy and the model for other academies of the 5 civilized nations.

See also

References
  1. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  2. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  • "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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