National Register Record for OKMULGEE COUNTRY CLUB AND GOLF COURSE

Historic Name: OKMULGEE COUNTRY CLUB AND GOLF COURSE
Current Name: SAME
Address: 1400 SOUTH MISSION LANE
City: OKMULGEE            County: OKMULGEE
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE OKMULGEE COUNTRY CLUB IS LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION C FOR ITS ARCHITECTURE, DESIGNED BY LEON B. SENTER, OF THE SMITH, REA, LOVITT, AND SENTER, ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF KANSAS CITY AND OKMULGEE. THE CLUB HOUSE BUILDING IS AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF A BUNGALOW/CRAFTSMAN DESIGN EXECUTED IN NATIVE SANDSTONE ON A PICTURESQUE NATURAL SETTING ON A GRADUALLY SLOPING HILLSIDE. THE COUNTRY CLUB IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION A FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE RECREATION AND CULTURE OF OKMULGEE, OKLAHOMA. THE CLUB HOUSE, THE NINE-HOLE COURSE LAID OUT ON AN UNDULATING LANDSCAPE; AND, TENNIS AND CROQUET COURTS WERE ALL CONSTRUCTED IN 1920, WHICH IS WHEN THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE BEGINS. THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE CONCLUDES AT THE END OF THE HISTORIC PERIOD, 1967. LISTED 3/15/2018.

Type: DISTRICT
Historic Function: SOCIAL: CLUBHOUSE; RECREATION AND CULTURE: SPORTS FACILITY
Current Function: COMMERCE/TRADE: BUSINESS
Area of Significance 1: ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENT: BUNGALWO/CRAFTSMAN
Architect: SMITH, REA, LOVITT & SENTER
Year Built: 1920-1967            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 2018