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Ardmore Historic Commercial District

Coordinates: 34°10′16″N 97°07′41″W / 34.17111°N 97.12806°W / 34.17111; -97.12806
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Ardmore Historic Commercial District
Ardmore Historic Commercial District is located in Oklahoma
Ardmore Historic Commercial District
LocationMain St. fr. Santa Fe RR tracks to B St., N. Washington fr. Main to 2nd Ave. NE, Caddo fr. Main to N side of 2nd Ave. NE, Ardmore, Oklahoma
Coordinates34°10′16″N 97°07′41″W / 34.17111°N 97.12806°W / 34.17111; -97.12806
Area19 acres (7.7 ha)
Built1887
ArchitectC.E. Troutman, others
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Late Victorian, Plains-Commercial
NRHP reference No.83002080[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1983

The Ardmore Historic Commercial District, in Ardmore, Oklahoma, is a 19 acres (7.7 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

The district includes 97 "major structures", in total having 133 contributing buildings. It runs along Main St. from the former Santa Fe railroad tracks to B St., N. Washington from Main to 2nd Ave., NE., and Caddo from Main to the northern side of 2nd Ave., NE.[2]

It includes:

  • the U.S. Courthouse Building at 200-202 W. Main, a two-story red brick building designed by architect C.E.Troutman, built 1896–1898.
  • Masonic Temple Building at northwest corner of Main and Washington Streets, built 1896–1898, a three-story red brick Victorian Romanesque building, with limestone and brick detailing.[2]

Ardmore has an Ardmore Main Street Authority, one of the various Main Street programs which act in the interests of commercial district revitalization.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Karen Bode Curths; Mary Ann Anders (February 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ardmore Historic Commercial District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 11, 2018. With accompanying 22 photos from 1981
  3. ^ "About Us". Ardmore Main Street. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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