Historic Name: WOODY GUTHRIE HOUSE
Current Name: SAME
Address: 301 SOUTH 1ST STREET
City: OKEMAH
County: OKFUSKEE Section: None
Township: None
Range: None
Description of significance: THE WOODY GUTHRIE HOUSE WAS THE ONLY EXTANT HOUSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LATE FOLK SINGER. GUTHRIE MOVED INTO THE HOUSE IN 1913, WHEN HE WAS TWO. HOWEVER, THE FAMILY DID NOT LONG LIVE IN THE HOME. THE HOUSE WAS A TWO STORY WOOD FRAME TYPE, BUILT INTO THE SIDE OF A HILL. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 12/4/1975. (SEE COMMENT)
Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Current Function: VACANT / NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: PERFORMING ARTS
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: NO DISTINCTIVE STYLE
Architect: FULLER, THOMAS - BUILDER
Year Built: 1904
Original Site: YES
Condition: DEMOLISHED
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: GUY LOGSDON, "POET OF THE PEOPLE," A BIOGRAPHY INCORPORATED IN "WOODY SEZ", BY WOODY GUTHRIE, GROSSET AND DUNLAP, 1975;
Date Prepared: 9/1975