National Register Record for C. L. COOPER BUILDING

Historic Name: C. L. COOPER BUILDING
Current Name: ANNA COOPER EASTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER
Address: 5 B AND HARRISON (NE CORNER)
City: EUFAULA            County: MCINTOSH
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE C.L. COOPER BUILDING IS THE ONLY REMAINING COMMERCIAL BUILDING ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFRICAN AMERICAN BUSINESS DISTRICT OF EUFAULA. FURTHER, IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH DR C.L. COOPER, THE FIRST AND ONLY AFRICAN AMERICAN PHYSICIAN IN EUFAULA WHO SERVED THE AREA FROM 1908 UNTIL THE MID-1930S. THE BUILDING IS A TWO-STORY RECTANGULAR BRICK COMMERCIAL BUILDING. IT HAS A SLOPING ROOF WITH A STEPPED PARAPET ON TWO SIDES. THE ORIGINAL DISPLAY WINDOW OPENINGS ON THE FIRST FLOOR HAVE BEEN ALTERED, WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF ORIGINAL DOORS AND WINDOWS. DECORATIVE ELEMENTS INCLUDED ARCHED WINDOW OPENINGS. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 3/22/1985.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: COMMERCE/TRADE
Current Function: SOCIAL: MEETING HALL
Area of Significance 1: COMMERCE
Area of Significance 2: ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK; SOCIAL HISTORY
Architectural Style: COMMERCIAL
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: CA 1915-1935            Original Site: YES
Condition: DETERIORATED
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: TOLSON, ARTHUR L., THE BLACK OKLAHOMANS, A HISTORY: 1541-1972, NEW ORLEANS: EDWARDS PRINTING CO., 1972; FRANKLIN, JIMMIE LEWIS, BLACKS IN OKLAHOMA, NORMAN: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS, 1980
Date Prepared: DEC 1984