Entry Gate - Wintersmith Park Historic District - Ada, OK
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N 34° 46.000 W 096° 39.434
14S E 714407 N 3849668
WPA-constructed entrance piers at the northwest entrance of Wintersmith Park.
Waymark Code: WMRZX2
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2016
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Wintersmith Park Historic District lists 2 buildings, 19 structures, 2 objects and one site. The entry gate to the park is one of the contributing structures (#1) and consists of two Native stone battered piers with curving stone walls, flanking Wintersmith Drive into the park. The stones are rough cut and loosely jointed. They stand approximately seven feet high.
One of the piers has a marble plaque inset at the time of construction which reads: "Frances Wintersmith Park / 1934 / Park Board / Leonard A. Braly, Frances Wintersmith, Harry E. Morris, C. E. Cunning.
The second pier has a marble plaque dated 1984 after a park refurbishment.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Wintersmith Park Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
18th Street and Scenic Drive
Ada, OK 74820
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
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