Oklahoma College for Women Historic District - Chickasha, OK
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N 35° 02.005 W 097° 57.277
14S E 595355 N 3877248
This college is the only campus in Oklahoma higher education to be listed as a Historic District.
Waymark Code: WMKYPN
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2014
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This university in Chickasha has a long and varied history, and celebrated its centennial in May of 2008. The Historic District consists of 14 buildings and 4 objects.
A granite monument at the north and the south ends of the campus describe the significance of this college. The monument reads:
(Side One)
Oklahoma College for Women
National Historic District
National Register of Historic Places(Seal of the current university with the date 1908)
Oklahoma's Public Liberal Arts College
Oklahoma Industrial Institute
and College for Girls
1908
Oklahoma College for Women
1916
Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts
1965
University of Science and Arts
of Oklahoma
1974
(Side Two)
Oklahoma College for Women
National Historic District
National Register of Historic PlacesOn May 16, 1908, Governor Charles N. Haskell signed
a bill creating the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College
for Girls, the first college established after statehood by the
First Oklahoma Legislature. This institution subsequently
became the Oklahoma College for Women, which served
exclusively as a women's college until 1965, when it was
made co-educational.
In recognition of the College's unique history and its
distinctive architecture characteristics, the National
Park Service formally listed the "Oklahoma College for
Women Historic District" on its National Register of
Historic Places on September 9, 2001.
This designation makes the college the only campus
in Oklahoma higher education to be listed as an Historic
District.
The Oklahoma College for Women Historic District
contains fourteen buildings and four other structures. To qualify
these resources must be at least fifty years of age, and must
be compatible with the college's architectural style.
Qualifying structures include the North Gate, Oval
Entry Gates, and a 1924 Stone Bench.
Celebrating our centennial
as Oklahoma's Public Liberal Arts College
May 16, 2008