Bank of Bigheart
National Register of Historic Places

Bank of Bigheart

Barnsdall, Osage County, Oklahoma
Listed
November 23, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84000311

About this property

The Bank of Bigheart was a bank based in Barnsdall, Oklahoma and is also the name of its surviving historic commercial building, at 308 W. Main St. in Barnsdall. It is one of four small bank buildings built in Richardsonian Romanesque style in Osage County, Oklahoma during 1904–1911, the peak of the county's oil boom. The others are Bank of Hominy, Bank of Burbank, and Osage Bank of Fairfax. The Bank of Bigheart was founded in what was then the town of Bigheart, Oklahoma, and was renamed to Barnsdall in 1922. The building, constructed in 1911, served the bank until the bank closed in the 1930s, amidst the Great Depression. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. When listed, it was the oldest surviving commercial building in Barnsdall.

Location

308 W. Main St.
Barnsdall, Osage County, Oklahoma
36.56205, -96.16174

Categories

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Sources

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When was Bank of Bigheart listed on the National Register?

Bank of Bigheart was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 23, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Bank of Bigheart?

Bank of Bigheart is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bank of Bigheart?

The period of significance for Bank of Bigheart is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1904.

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