Okmulgee Public Library

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Okmulgee Public Library

| nrhp_type =

| image = Okmulgee Public Library, Okmulgee, OK.jpg

| caption = The library in 2017

| location = 218 S. Okmulgee Ave., Okmulgee, Oklahoma

| coordinates = {{coord|35|37|17|N|95|58|31|W|region:US_type:landmark|name=Okmulgee Public Library|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Oklahoma#USA

| built = {{Start date|1921}}

| architect = Smith, Rea, Lovett, & Senter

| architecture = Colonial Revival, Georgian

| added = July 28, 1983

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 83002111{{NRISref |refnum=83002111|version=2013a}}

}}

The Okmulgee Public Library located at 218 S. Okmulgee Avenue in Okmulgee, Oklahoma is a functioning public library built in 1921, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1983.

History

The library was built on donated land, and the $75,000 cost of construction was financed by a bond issue.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=83002111}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Okmulgee Public Library |publisher=National Park Service|author= |date= |access-date=February 21, 2022}} With {{NRHP url|id=83002111|photos=y|title=accompanying pictures}} Building started in 1917, and was completed in 1921. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1983. The structure has many Georgian Revival architectural characteristics such as the projecting pavilion with minor pediment, large compound arched windows, Corinthian-like pilasters marking corners and divisions between windows, modillioned cornice, and frieze with multiple moldings. The Library was nominated based on both historical and architectural significance, because: (1) it was the first city library in Oklahoma to be constructed with funds derived from a municipal bond issue and (2) it is the best example of Georgian Revival design in Okmulgee County.

The Library is just outside the far southwest corner of the Okmulgee Downtown Historic District, itself NRHP-listed on December 17, 1992.{{cite web|url= https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/92001693 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Okmulgee Downtown Historic District|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=January 31, 2022}} The building continues to function as a public library.{{cite web|url= https://landmarkhunter.com/142879-okmulgee-public-library/ |title=Okmulgee Public Library|publisher=LandmarkHunter.com|access-date=February 1, 2022}}{{cite web|url= https://www.okmulgeeonline.com/194/Library |title=Library|publisher=Okmulgee, Oklahoma|access-date=February 1, 2022}}

References

Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1921

Category:1921 establishments in Oklahoma

Category:Georgian Revival architecture in the United States

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma