Reconnaissance Level Survey of McAlester, Oklahoma, 1998-1999

Department of Geography, Oklahoma State University

From abstract: "The Department of Geography at Oklahoma State University, represented by Alyson L. Greiner as the Principal Investigator and Jennifer Spencer as the Research Assistant, conducted a Reconnaissance Level Survey of McAlester during the 1998- 1999 fiscal year. This survey was carried out under contract to the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office. The survey included a portion of McAlester as specified by the survey and planning subgrant stipulations. One hundred thirty-three properties were minimally surveyed and photographed. This includes completing a Historic Preservation Resource Inventory Form and taking two elevation photographs of each property. This document constitutes the project report for the Reconnaissance Level Survey, and consists of the following items: an introduction, a discussion of the research design and project objectives, delimitation of the area surveyed, discussion and explanation of the methodology used, and a presentation of results. More specifically, the results of the reconnaissance level survey describe in detail the different kinds of properties encountered in the field. Therefore, the results report on individual properties that warrant National Register consideration as well as districts and properties that warrant further study. The results section also includes thumbnail sketches of areas that do not warrant further study. Maps, keyed to the results, show the locations of the properties discussed and the boundaries of the proposed districts. A thematic discussion of the evolution of McAlester, which establishes a historic context for the study area, follows the results section. In addition, an annotated bibliography outlines relevant source materials. A short summary recaps the results of the reconnaissance level survey. Professor Jeffrey Williams of the School of Architecture at Oklahoma State University provides an evaluation of the architectural significance of the individual properties and potential historic districts. In sum, this information helps determine the eligibility of specific properties for listing in the National Register of Historic Places." Funding was provided in part by a 1998 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.

Reconnaissance Level Survey of McAlester, Oklahoma, 1998-1999

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