Cherokee Terrace - Enid, OK
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YoSam.
N 36° 23.715 W 097° 52.204
14S E 601329 N 4028381
This property is now section 8 housing and listed on NRHP in 2013.
Waymark Code: WMNCE5
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2015
Views: 5
County of site: Garfield County
Location of site: East Maine Avenue, Enid
Architect: George Blumenauer
Contractor: D. C. Bass and Sons Construction Company
Dates built: 1936 to 1938
Plaque Text:
CHEROKEE TERRACE
Built by
The Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works
and
The United States Housing Authority
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
President of the United States of America
HAROLD L. ICKES
Secretary of the Interior
and
Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works
NATHAN STRAUS
Administration of the
United States Housing Authority
ENID ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING
Milton J. Newman, Chairman
Mrs. J. B. Montgomery, Secretary
W. L. Stephenson W. H. Sindt T. T. Bason
Leo A. Neal Mrs. Julian Field A. M. Ehly
George Blumenauer, Architect
D. C. Bass and sons Construction Compant
Contractors
1936 - 1938
Yaeger Architecture provided architectural and interior design services for this eight building, 80 apartment unit, historic apartment complex. The complex includes a property management office, a basement central boiler plant and maintenance room, and a basement laundry room.
$3.5 Million
64,487 Square Feet
"The buildings were built over the period 1936-1938 under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Prior to design, the Yaeger team conducted a Capital Needs Assessment that included building systems, a code, life safety and ADA compliance analysis along with creation of existing building drawings reflective of it’s current configuration.
"All improvements are specified in a manner that meets or exceeds all applicable HUD and Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) construction and architectural requirements and all applicable building codes." ~ Yaeger Architecture, Inc.
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