National Register Record for PONCA CITY POWER PLANT

Historic Name: PONCA CITY POWER PLANT
Current Name: MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER PLANT
Address: 1420 NORTH UNION STREET
City: PONCA CITY            County: KAY
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE PONCA CITY POWER PLANT (ALSO KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER PLANT) IN PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR ITS ROLE IN COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. FOR MORE THAN SIXTY YEARS, THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT AND POWER PLANT PROVIDED A RELIABLE SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO PONCA CITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. BY MAKING POSSIBLE ALL ASPECTS OF DAILY HOME, WORK, AND SCHOOL LIFE, THE POWER PLANT WAS INTEGRAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PONCA CITY. NATIONAL REGISTER LISTED 15 JULY 2019.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: INDUSTRY: ENERGY FACILITY, POWER PLANT
Current Function: VACANT/NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: CLASSICAL REVIVAL
Architect: ARCHITECT: WILLIAM R. BROWN; GENERAL CONTRACTOR: DEL WRIGHT
Year Built: 1927            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: AUGUST 2018