National Register Record for OSCAR B JACOBSON HOUSE

Historic Name: OSCAR B JACOBSON HOUSE
Current Name: JACOBSON HOUSE ART CENTER
Address: 609 S. CHATAUQUA AVE.
City: NORMAN            County: CLEVELAND
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: AS DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, OSCAR B. JACOBSON WAS NOT ONLY A NOTED ARTIST IN HIS OWN RIGHT, BUT HELPED CREATE A RENAISSANCE IN PLAINS INDIAN ART. AS THE PRIMARY SPONSOR OF THE KIOWA FIVE ARTISTS, JACOBSON ATTRACTED INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO THIS NEGLECTED ART FORM. JACOBSON ALSO WORKED IN THE NEW DEAL PUBLIC WORKS OF ART PROJECT. HIS HOUSE, AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE RENAISSANCE REVIVAL STYLE, BECAME THE FOCAL POINT OF THE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY IN NORMAN. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER, 12/23/86.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: SINGLE DWELLING
Current Function: SINGLE DWELLING
Area of Significance 1: ART
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: RENAISSANCE REVIVAL
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1922            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: SANBORN INSURANCE MAPS, 1944, 1925
Date Prepared: 1988