Reconnaissance Level Survey of Four East Central Oklahoma Towns: Henryetta, Holdenville, Wetumka and Wewoka, 2001-2002

Department of Geography, Oklahoma State University; Greiner, Alyson

From abstract: "The Department of Geography at Oklahoma State University, represented by Dr. Alyson L. Greiner as the Principal Investigator and Doug Frerich, Marvin Sebourn, and Dan Wisleder as the Research Assistants, conducted a Reconnaissance Level Survey of Four East Central Oklahoma Towns during the 2001-2002 fiscal year. This survey was carried out under contract to the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office. The survey included portions of Henryetta, Holdenville, Wetumka, and Wewoka covering a total area of approximately seven square miles, as specified by the survey and planning subgrant stipulations. Two hundred seventy-nine properties were minimally surveyed using the Historic Preservation Resource Inventory Form. Surveyed properties were also photographed in order to provide views of at least three elevations of each property. This document constitutes the project report for the Reconnaissance Level Survey, and includes the following sections: an introduction, a discussion of the research design and project objectives, delimitation of the area surveyed, discussion and explanation of the methodology, and a presentation of results. 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 show the locations of the properties surveyed and the boundaries of the proposed districts. A historic context of the study area follows the results section. The historic context includes a thematic discussion of the evolution of each of the four study towns. In addition, an annotated bibliography outlines relevant source materials. A short summary recaps the results of the reconnaissance level survey. Professor John Womack 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 and districts for listing in the National Register of Historic Places." Funding was provided in part by a 2001 Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office (project number OK-01-402) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Reconnaissance Level Survey of Four East Central Oklahoma Towns: Henryetta, Holdenville, Wetumka and Wewoka, 2001-2002

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