Pawhuska Downtown Historic District - Pawhuska, OK
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N 36° 39.809 W 096° 20.445
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"The Pawhuska Historic Downtown District in 1986 consisted of 101 buildings and structures constructed from 1906 to 1930." ~ Steve Holcombe, Attorney at Law
Waymark Code: WMZKY0
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2018
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County of district: Osage County
Location of district: Roughly bounded by Grand View Ave., E. Eighth St., Leahy Ave., and E. Fifth St. , Pawhuska
District created: August 13, 1986
"The Pawhuska Historic Downtown District consists of 101 buildings and structures
constructed from 1906 to 1930. The district is composed primarily of two and three
story brick and stone masonry buildings with several four and five story buildings also
included. The types and uses of the buildings within the Pawhuska Downtown Historic
district cover a wide range of retail, service, and banking institutions as well as
residential and business rental space.
"The district is located along the sides of a triangle formed by Main Street,
Ki-he-kah Avenue, and Osage Avenue. The district sets near the center of the City
of Pawhuska with the Osage Agency to the west. Residential, cultural, and discontiguous
areas of commercial buildings set on the three remaining sides.
"The buildings and structures within the district cover a wide range of architectural
styles common in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and reflect the
influence of several of the late Romantic and Victorian styles. In addition to the more
recognizable styles, a number of vernacular buildings are interspersed throughout the
district area. A common linkage to the buildings in the district is the use of masonry: high quality brick, mostly supplied by the Pawhuska Vitrified Brick and Tile Company
and good quality sandstone and yellow Cherokee limestone available from local quarries.
"Of the 101 buildings and structures vwithin the Pawhuska Downtown Historic District, eighty-nine
contribute to the significant period and theme of the district with only 13 noncontributing
buildings and structures. With little exception, the contributing buildings
and structures have retained a high degree of historic integrity. Of the 13
non-contributing buildings and structures, several fail to contribute only due to
obscurance of historic appearance by non-historic storefronts or additions. The overall
district is very compact, contiguous, and relative to the theme and period of significance
as stated." ~ NRHP Nomination Form