National Register Record for CHICKASHA DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT

Historic Name: CHICKASHA DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT
Current Name: SAME
Address: ROUGHLY BOUNDED BY FIRST/THIRD STREET ON THE EAST, KANSAS AVENUE ON THE SOUTH, SEVENTH STREET ON THE WEST AND THE ALLEY NORTH OF CHICKASHA AVENUE ON THE NORTH
City: CHICKASHA            County: GRADY
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE CHICKASHA DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT IS A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IN DOWNTOWN CHICKASHA. THE DISTRICT CONTAINS THE MAJORITY OF HISTORIC COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHICKASHA THAT RETAINS ITS INTEGRITY OF FEELING AND ASSOCIATION. THE MAJORITY OF BUILDINGS WERE CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1900 AND 1954, THE DISTRICTS PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE. GENERALLY, THE BUILDINGS ARE ONE- TO TWO-STORIES, BRICK, FLAT-ROOFED WITH ALUMINUM-AND-GLASS STOREFRONTS. IN TERMS OF STYLE, THEY REFLECT THE POPULAR STYLES CONSTRUCTED DURING THE PERIOD. NOTABLE BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT INCLUDE THE CHICKASHA HOTEL AT 124 WEST CHICKASHA AVENUE, THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AT 302 WEST CHICKASHA AVENUE, AND THE WASHITA THEATER AT 507-509 WEST CHICKASHA AVENUE. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 3/10/2005.

Type: None
Historic Function: COMMERCE/TRADE; SOCIAL; GOVERNMENT; DOMESTIC; RECREATION AND CULTURE
Current Function: COMMERCE/TRADE; SOCIAL; GOVERNMENT; DOMESTIC; RECREATION AND CULTURE
Area of Significance 1: COMMERCE
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: COMMERCIAL STYLE; RENAISSANCE; MISSION/SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1900-1954            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: JULY 2004