Southwestern Bell Telephone Building - Stroud, OK - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This is a gorgeous building, the only example of Art Deco architecture in Stroud. It is a one-story buff brick building, with a fully exposed basement. The building is currently the home of the Stroud Public Library.

Constructed in 1929, the building has a flat roof with a parapet. The windows are extremely large six-over-six double hung units with stone sills and soldier brick lintels. Above and below each window unit are nine flower-like medallions in white stone. The entrance at the southeast corner has double metal and glass doors, with a segmented transom. The entrance is set in a stone-block surround, with an elaborately designed stone pediment. A stone belt course wraps around the building beneath the windows.

The building has 23 brick pilasters which rise above the roof line with stone embellishments. A window is located in each bay. At the northeast corner of the building, a brick tower rises. Each of the bays has a window opening in the basement level. Some have windows covered with grating; others have metal vents.

The building was placed on the National Register in 1986. At that time, it was still used by Southwestern Bell Telephone.

Street address: 301 W. 7th Street Stroud, OK US 74079 County / Borough / Parish: Lincoln County Year listed: 1986 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Industrial/Processing, Extraction Current function: Education Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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