Reconnaissance Level Survey of Five Southeastern Oklahoma Towns: Antlers, Broken Bow, Hugo and Idabel, 2000-2001

Department of Geography, Oklahoma State University; Greiner, Alyson

Abstract: "The Department of Geography at Oklahoma State University, represented by Dr. Alyson L. Greiner as the Principal Investigator and Jess Porter and Andrew Bashaw as the Research Assistants, conducted a Reconnaissance Level Survey of Four Southeastern Oklahoma Towns during the 2000.2001 fiscal year. This survey was carried out under contract to the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office. The survey included portions of Antlers, Broken Bow, Hugo, and Idabel covering a total area of approximately six square miles, as specified by the survey and planning subgrant stipulations. Three hundred seventy-seven properties were minimally surveyed and photographed. This includes completing a Historic Preservation Resource Inventory Form and taking at least two elevation photographs 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 used, 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, keyed to the results, show the locations of the properties surveyed and the boundaries of the proposed districts. A thematic discussion of the evolution of each of the four study towns, 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 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 for listing in the National Register of Historic Places." Funding was provided in part by a 2000 Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office (project number OK-00-015) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Reconnaissance Level Survey of Five Southeastern Oklahoma Towns: Antlers, Broken Bow, Hugo and Idabel, 2000-2001

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