National Register Record for BRITTAIN-GARVIN HOUSE

Historic Name: BRITTAIN-GARVIN HOUSE
Current Name: None
Address: 411 NORTH 9TH STRET
City: DUNCAN            County: STEPHENS
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE BRITTAIN-GARVIN HOUSE IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION C FOR ITS ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE AS THE BEST LOCAL EXAMPLE OF THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL STYLE AS APPLIED TO RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA. FEW LOCAL RESIDENCES OF THE PRAIRIE SCHOOL STYLE WERE BUILT IN DUNCAN; THE BRITTAIN-GARVIN HOUSE REMAINS AS THE ONLY INTACT, UNALTERED EXAMPLE OF THE STYLE. THE PROPERTY ALSO INCLUDES THREE CONTRIBUTING ELEMENTS: A GARAGE APARTMENT AND A CHILD'S PLAYHOUSE, BOTH IN THE STYLE OF THE MAIN HOUSE, AND A DECORATIVE CONCRETE FISHPOND. LISTED 8/31/2000.

Type: None
Historic Function: None
Current Function: None
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: PRAIRIE SCHOOL
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: CA. 1916            Original Site: None
Condition: None
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None