Hotel Aldridge - Wewoka, OK - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Aldridge Hotel was built and owned by E. C. Aldridge, a local politician and petroleum executive, and designed by A.C. Davis & Sons. In 1923 when the Seminole Oil Field was discovered, the population of Wewoka rose 800% in just a short while. At the time there was no permanent housing for the influx of oilfield workers and they slept in tents, on the ground, in garages, wood sheds and even the courthouse was turned into a rooming house. The Hotel Aldridge offered some relief to this situation.

This is a four-story brick building with a basement, constructed in 1927. The ground floor brick is dark brown in color, with the upper floors a tan brick. The building does not have a great deal of ornamentation, but the upper windows have dark brick sills, the corners of the facade have dark brick quoins, and just below the roof line are two rows of dark brick, with dark bricks used to form diamonds in a row across all sides of the building.

At the time the hotel was placed on the National Register in 1986, the building had commercial businesses on the ground floor and apartments above. In 1958, the building had been converted to a retirement center with 23 apartments. Today, the building is completely boarded up. The one-over-one windows on all levels and the storefronts beneath are covered with plywood. But, there is hope yet! A sign on the upper facade reads: Renovations are coming to historic Aldridge this summer - 16 apartments with retail space at street level."

Street address: Northeast corner 3rd Street & S. Wewoka Ave. Wewoka, OK US 74884 County / Borough / Parish: Seminole County Year listed: 1986 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Archuitecture-Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Vacant, Not in Use Privately owned?: yes 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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