National Register Record for NORMAN HISTORIC DISTRICT

Historic Name: NORMAN HISTORIC DISTRICT
Current Name: None
Address: 100 & 200 BLOCKS OF EAST MAIN STREET
City: NORMAN            County: CLEVELAND
Section: 30           Township: 9N           Range: 2W          
Description of significance: THESE TWO BLOCKS OF DOWNTOWN NORMAN REFLECT THE GROWTH AND IMPORTANCE OF THE CITY, FIRST AS A SHIPPING POINT ON THE AT&SF RAILROAD AND LATER AS THE HOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA. BUILDINGS DATING FROM THE INITIAL SUCCESS OF NORMAN IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY STAND SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH THOSE THAT REFLECT THE CONTINUED PROMINENCE OF THE TOWN. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 10/10/78.

Type: DISTRICT
Historic Function: COMMERCE/TRADE
Current Function: COMMERCE/TRADE
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: COMMERCE
Architectural Style: LATE VICTORIAN COMMERCIAL; NEO-CLASSICAL
Architect: None
Year Built: 1890-1971            Original Site: YES
Condition: None
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 11/1977