Survey Report and Historic Context: Architectural/Historical Survey of Certain Parts of Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1990-1991

Design/Research Center, College of Architecture, University of Oklahoma; Meacham, Maryjo; Goble, Danney

From abstract: "The report for the "'Architectural/Historical Survey of Certain Parts of Tulsa, Oklahoma'' consists of Part I, the Survey Report, and Part II, the Historic Contexts. Part I contains objectives, research design, methodology, types of properties to be evaluated, specific properties identified, properties and districts with National Register potential, areas warranting further study, areas without historic properties, summary and recommendations, and an annotated bibliography. Part II contains an overview of the history of Tulsa, a historical narrative defining seven contexts (ranching, agriculture, energy, urban, industry, transportation, and ethnic), an analysis of property types found during the project, an annotated listing of known, historically significant properties, and a bibliography. The survey covered areas northwest and north of Tulsa that were developed primarily before 1945. A total of 11 historic districts were identified as potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Two areas were identified as warranting further study for local significance. In addition, 12 individual properties were identified as potentially eligible for the National Register. The area was surveyed at the reconnaissance level, and this information was used to establish preliminary boundaries for potential historic districts. Simultaneously, archival research was conducted at several libraries including the Western History Collections, a division of the University of Oklahoma library; the Oklahoma Historical Society library and archives; the Tulsa City Library; and the archives of the Tulsa County Historical Society. Minimum-level documentation was completed on 259 properties. The types of property documented include 183 single dwellings, 14 multiple dwellings, 19 commercial buildings, 12 schools, and 14 churches. This data was used to establish the boundaries for the 13 historic districts which range in size from less than ten acres to 160 acres. Part II of the report presents a historical overview of Tulsa and fourteen specific themes. These themes include ranching, agriculture, energy, urban development, religion, education, industry, and transportation. Also included are three ethnic contexts: African Americans, Europeans, and Native Americans." Funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.