National Register Record for MORRIS HOUSE

Historic Name: MORRIS HOUSE
Current Name: SAME
Address: 221 TOLSON BLVD
City: LANGSTON            County: LOGAN
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE MORRIS HOUSE IS THE ONLY REMAINING BUILDING FROM LANGSTON'S TERRITORIAL PERIOD. IT SERVED AS A BOARDING HOME FOR STUDENTS AT LANGSTON UNIV FOR SIX DECADES. THE MORRIS HOUSE IS A 1 1/2 STORY, CONCRETE BLOCK BUILDING WITH A BASEMENT. BUILT IN THE NATIONAL FOLK STYLE, THIS PROPERTY HAS A GABLED ROOF WITH EXPOSED RAFTER TAILS. THE CONCRETE BLOCK USED ON THE EXTERIOR IS A BROKEN ASHLAR-FACED PATTERN THAT HAS BEEN PAINTED LIGHT GREEN. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/8/1994.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DOMESTIC: MULTIPLE DWELLING
Current Function: VACANT/NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK
Area of Significance 2: EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
Architectural Style: NATIONAL FOLK
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1904            Original Site: YES
Condition: POOR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: HAMILTON, KENNETH M. "THE ORIGIN AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF LANGSTON, OK," JOURNAL OF NEGRO HISTORY 31 (1946).; KNIGHT, THOMAS. "BLACK TOWNS IN OKLAHOMA: THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND SURVIVAL." UNPUBLISHED DISSERTATION. OSU, 1975.
Date Prepared: 3/1/94