National Register Record for CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY BUILDING

Historic Name: CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY BUILDING
Current Name: STATE CAPITAL BUILDING
Address: HARRISON AVENUE & 2ND
City: GUTHRIE            County: LOGAN
Section: SE 1/4, SECTION 8           Township: 16N           Range: 2W          
Description of significance: THE CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED IN 1902, WAS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE STATE CAPITAL NEWSPAPER AND OTHER PRINTING OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FRANK GREER AND IS A GUTHRIE LANDMARK. THIS THREE-STORY WITH BASEMENT BRICK BUILDING REPLACED AN EARLIER PUBLISHING HOUSE THAT HAD BURNED IN MARCH 1902. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 3/7/1973.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION: COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY: PRINTING PLANT
Current Function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: MUSEUM
Area of Significance 1: COMMERCE
Area of Significance 2: POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Architectural Style: COMMERCIAL STYLE
Architect: FOUCART, JOSEPH - ARCHITECT
Year Built: 1902            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: APRIL 1972