National Register Record for CHECOTAH MKT DEPOT

Historic Name: CHECOTAH MKT DEPOT
Current Name: THE KATY DEPOT TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER
Address: PAUL CARR DRIVE
City: CHECOTAH            County: MCINTOSH
Section: W 1/2 OF SECTION 32           Township: 12N           Range: 17E          
Description of significance: THE CHECOTAH MKT DEPOT IS THE ONLY EXTANT EXAMPLE OF STICK-STYLE RAILROAD ARCHITECTURE IN CHECOTAH, OKLAHOMA. FURTHER, IT IS ONE OF ONLY FIVE TERRITORIAL-ERA (1861-1907) WOOD-FRAME DEPOTS REMAINING IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE DEPOT IS A 24'x104' SINGLE-STORY WOOD FRAME BUILDING WITH A RED TILE ROOF CONSTRUCTED 1903-1904. ITS FLOOR PLAN INCLUDES TWO WAITING ROOMS, A TICKET OFFICE, AND A FREIGHT ROOM. THE DEPOT WAS MOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS TO PREVENT ITS DEMOLITION. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/5/1991.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: TRANSPORTATION: RAIL-RELATED
Current Function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: MUSEUM
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: OTHER - STICK
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1904            Original Site: NO
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: CHECOTAH HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS, 1890-1990. CHECOTAH, OK: PRIVATELY PRINTED, 1990.; CLARKSON FIRE INSURANCE MAP, CHECOTAH OKLAHOMA, 1903. LIBRARY, OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK.; LAKE EUFAULA WORLD, 21 NOVEMBER 1985
Date Prepared: MAY 15, 1991