National Register of Historic Places listings in Comanche County, Oklahoma

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Comanche County, Oklahoma.

Location of Comanche County in Oklahoma

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 36 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 29, 2021.[2]

Current listings
[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Arrastra Site
Arrastra Site
 May 11, 1981
(#81000455)		 Cedar Plantation, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
34°45′10″N 98°34′34″W		 Cache Spanish-style arrastra from the 19th Century, located next to Cedar Creek, east of the Parallel Forest (Cedar Plantation).
2 Balloon Hangar at Henry Post Army Airfield
Balloon Hangar at Henry Post Army Airfield
 November 20, 2015
(#15000826)		 5037 Tucker Rd.
34°39′04″N 98°23′53″W		 Fort Sill
3 Mattie Beal House
Mattie Beal House
 August 19, 1975
(#75001564)		 5th St. and Summit Ave.
34°35′44″N 98°23′41″W		 Lawton
4 Blockhouse on Signal Mountain
Blockhouse on Signal Mountain
 November 29, 1978
(#78002228)		 Off Mackenzie Hill Rd.
34°40′27″N 98°29′25″W		 Fort Sill An easily identifiable landmark at the peak of Signal Mountain on an active field artillery range. Renowned as "the Mecca for field artillery soldiers".[6]
5 Boulder Cabin
Boulder Cabin
 May 11, 1981
(#81000456)		 Northwest of Cache, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
34°42′06″N 98°40′30″W		 Cache Built as a shelter for hikers. Located at the foot of the hiking trail to the Narrows valley.
6 Buffalo Lodge May 11, 1981
(#81000457)		 Northwest of Cache
34°44′00″N 98°42′38″W		 Cache
7 Building 309, Fort Sill Indian School
Building 309, Fort Sill Indian School
 October 15, 1973
(#73001559)		 Eastern edge of Lawton, off U.S. Route 62
34°37′23″N 98°22′51″W		 Lawton
8 Camp Comanche Site May 12, 1977
(#77001091)		 Address Restricted
 Fort Sill
9 Carnegie Library
Carnegie Library
 August 19, 1976
(#76001560)		 B Ave. and 5th St.
34°36′24″N 98°23′40″W		 Lawton
10 Central Fire Station
Central Fire Station
 September 7, 2016
(#16000618)		 623 SW. D Ave.
34°36′15″N 98°23′53″W		 Lawton Still in use by the Lawton Fire Department.
11 Chiefs Knoll
Chiefs Knoll
 May 16, 1978
(#78002229)		 Macomb and Burrill Rds.
34°40′10″N 98°23′42″W		 Fort Sill Final resting place of several Indian chiefs of the Red River War, including Quanah Parker, Satanta, Satank, and Kicking Bird.
12 Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery
Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery
 February 4, 2014
(#12000437)		 Henry Post Army Airfield, 4900 Area
34°38′32″N 98°23′33″W		 Fort Sill
13 Douglass School
Douglass School
 November 25, 2008
(#08001148)		 102 E. Gore Boulevard
34°36′35″N 98°23′08″W		 Lawton Closed in 2011 and currently used as a Professional Development Center by the school district.[7]
14 Federal Building and US Courthouse
Federal Building and US Courthouse
 March 24, 2000
(#00000243)		 410 SW Fifth St.[8]
34°36′11″N 98°23′40″W		 Lawton
15 Ferguson House
Ferguson House
 May 11, 1981
(#81000458)		 Northwest of Cache
34°43′00″N 98°36′20″W		 Cache Former residence located within the boundaries of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Vacant for decades, it was boarded up in the 1990s. A fire has since reduced the site to its cobblestone shell. A cobblestone storage shed is located behind it.
16 First Christian Church
First Christian Church
 March 12, 1985
(#85000566)		 701 D Ave.
34°36′16″N 98°23′54″W		 Lawton Built in 1929.
17 First Presbyterian Church of Lawton
First Presbyterian Church of Lawton
 December 14, 1979
(#79001990)		 8th St. and D Ave.
34°36′13″N 98°23′58″W		 Lawton
18 First State Bank of Indiahoma November 6, 1980
(#80003261)		 Main St.
34°37′10″N 98°45′06″W		 Indiahoma Building no longer exists. It was razed sometime around 1981. Banks fittings on display in the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton.
19 Fort Sill
Fort Sill
 October 15, 1966
(#66000629)		 U.S. Route 62
34°40′13″N 98°23′15″W		 Fort Sill
20 General Officers Quarters
General Officers Quarters
 April 14, 1975
(#75001563)		 1310 Shanklin Circle
34°40′42″N 98°23′42″W		 Fort Sill
21 Gore Pit District November 21, 1980
(#80004520)		 Straddling Gore Boulevard east of central Lawton[9]
34°36′29″N 98°22′15″W		 Lawton
22 Holy City of the Wichitas Historic District
Holy City of the Wichitas Historic District
 November 21, 2019
(#100004547)		 262 Holy City Rd.
34°44′32″N 98°35′28″W		 Medicine Park vicinity Site of the longest running passion play in North America (1926). Permanent sets were built with native granite in the west end of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Includes a chapel and a statue of Christ by Georgio Silva.
23 Indian Cemeteries
Indian Cemeteries
 August 10, 1977
(#77001510)		 Fort Sill Military Reservation
34°42′06″N 98°22′09″W		 Fort Sill Includes the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery, final resting place of Geronimo.
24 Ingram House
Ingram House
 May 11, 1981
(#81000459)		 Northeast of Cache
34°43′22″N 98°36′09″W		 Cache Former private residence. Now boarded up on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.
25 Lawton High School
Lawton High School
 February 27, 1997
(#97000197)		 809 C Ave.
34°36′21″N 98°24′01″W		 Lawton Lawton High School is no longer at this location. Building now houses city hall.
26 Lawton National Guard Armory
Lawton National Guard Armory
 June 5, 2007
(#07000519)		 600 Northwest Cache Rd.
34°37′21″N 98°23′51″W		 Lawton
27 Mahoney-Clark House
Mahoney-Clark House
 December 8, 1982
(#82001494)		 513-515 W. Gore Ave.
34°36′34″N 98°23′46″W		 Lawton
28 Medicine Bluffs
Medicine Bluffs
 December 31, 1974
(#74001659)		 Medicine Bluff Creek
34°41′03″N 98°25′00″W		 Fort Sill Shouting "Geronimo" before a jump originates in a legend about the Apache warrior making an impossible jump from the bluffs.
29 Medicine Park Hotel and Annex
Medicine Park Hotel and Annex
 September 25, 1979
(#79001991)		 E. Lake Dr.
34°43′41″N 98°30′05″W		 Medicine Park Includes the historic Old Plantation restaurant.
30 Meers Mining Camp
Meers Mining Camp
 January 20, 1978
(#78002230)		 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Lawton
34°46′57″N 98°34′45″W		 Lawton Former mining town, reduced to a rural neighborhood outside the Wichita Mountains. The Meers Store & Restaurant is still open, and noted for its hamburgers.
31 Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
 March 12, 1985
(#85000567)		 702 D Ave.
34°36′14″N 98°23′54″W		 Lawton
32 Old Tower Two
Old Tower Two
 December 31, 1974
(#74001660)		 Northwest of Lawton at the junction of Signal Mountain and Tower Two Rds.
34°40′24″N 98°26′48″W		 Fort Sill Old observation tower used by Field Artillerymen on Fort Sill from 1911-1918.
33 Quanah Parker Star House
Quanah Parker Star House
 September 29, 1970
(#70000532)		 Eagle Park
34°37′42″N 98°38′34″W		 Cache Former home of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker. Moved from its original location, it now resides on the side of the long-closed Eagle Park, and is open only by appointment.
34 Penateka
Penateka
 November 7, 1976
(#76001559)		 3.5 miles west of Elgin on U.S. Route 277
34°46′48″N 98°22′09″W		 Elgin
35 Henry Post Air Field
Henry Post Air Field
 January 30, 1978
(#78002231)		 North of Lawton on Fort Sill
34°38′40″N 98°23′47″W		 Fort Sill
36 Sunset-Vogue-Blue Ribbon Apartments Historic District
Sunset-Vogue-Blue Ribbon Apartments Historic District
 December 17, 2018
(#100003236)		 NW Williams & Hoover Aves, NW 23rd & 22nd Sts.
34°38′00″N 98°25′35″W		 Lawton

See also

References
  1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on January 29, 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. 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.
  6. "How to Conduct a Saint Barbara's Celebration". US Field Artillery Association: 26. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  7. "LPS to shut down Douglass, Howell Elementary schools". KSWO-TV. March 24, 2011. Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  8. Lawton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. Accessed April 5, 2016.
  9. Hammatt, Hallett H. "The Gore Pit Site: An Archaic Occupation in Southwestern Oklahoma and a Review of the Archaic Stage in the Southern Plains". Plains Anthropologist 21.74 (1976): 245-277: 246.
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