Kennedy Building - Okmulgee Downtown Historic District - Okmulgee, OK
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N 35° 37.385 W 095° 58.285
15S E 230885 N 3946210
Once the home of the Okmulgee National Bank, this large building continues to provide a home for Okmulgee businesses.
Waymark Code: WMBPVN
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2011
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The Kennedy Building is a three-story brick building with elements of Italian Renaissance Revival architecture, designed by Leon B. Senter. It was constructed in 1902, one of the oldest buildings in the downtown area.
The building is located on the southeast corner of 6th Street and Grand Avenue, across the street from the historic Creek Nation Council House. It has a canted entrance which once was the main entrance for the Okmulgee National Bank. The ground floor has a series of storefronts facing the west and north. The storefronts are divided by brick and concrete columns capped with limestone capitals. Original multi-paned clerestories are still in place.
The first and second floors are divided by a concrete frieze. The windows on the second and third levels have double-hung sashes and are mostly set in pairs. The third level windows are more elongated. The third level windows are boarded and painted orange. At the roof line is a row of corbelled brick with a pressed tin cornice and brackets.
Okmulgee is in the process of extensive renovation of the downtown area, beginning with ground floor occupancies, and later working on the upper levels of many buildings. Two tenants on the ground floor are Centennial Construction Services and Studio 64 Hair Salon. Other storefronts appear to be vacant, as are the second and third floors. This building is Item 2 on the Historic District nomination.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Okmulgee Downtown Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
100-102 E. 6th Street
Okmulgee, OK 74447
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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