Public Library - Ponca City, OK
Posted by: YoSam.
N 36° 42.220 W 097° 04.669
14S E 671698 N 4063721
Asked Carnegie, but state law forbade a tax supported library for towns under 5,000 people....later got WPA to do it.
Waymark Code: WMZKGD
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2018
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County of City: Kay County
Location of complex: E. Grand Ave., between 5th St & 6th St., Ponca City
Library: 1935
Architects: George J. Cannon
Architectural Style: Renaissance Revival
"Ponca City Public Library, 515 E Grand. 1935. Renaissance Revival.
One and two story with basement buff brick
building with terra cotta trim. The current, primary entrance is located on the northwest corner of the building. Steep cast
stone steps with wrought iron railings lead to the front doors. A wheelchair ramp has been added to the northwest corner
of the stairwell. The actual entry is recessed behind an arcaded portico and consists of double metal framed glazed slab
doors with transom. There are large floor to ceiling metal display windows to either side of the entry. The building has
irregular massing and flat, hipped, and gabled roof sections. To the right of the main entry, the building juts out to the
west. In this wing, there are three large metal windows accented by an elaborate terra cotta surround. Along Grand
Avenue, the south façade of the building, there is an additional, elaborate entryway. This entry is also accessible by
steep, cast stone steps and is also arcaded. There is a double, metal framed glazed slab door on the right side and a
single metal framed glazed slab door with sidelight on the left side, located behind the arcaded portico. To either side of
this entry, the east and west wings of the library jut out slightly and there are triple windows on each side. On the second
floor, above the entry, there is an additional triple window. This window consists of three, one over one wood windows.
The triple window is accented by an elaborate terra cotta surround. The construction of the library was originally funded
by the WPA, but significant renovations by the city took place in 1986-1987." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
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