Durant Downtown Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Durant Downtown Historic District

Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma
Listed
June 4, 2007
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
07000517

About this property

The Durant Downtown Historic District (DDHD) in Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma is a 28 acres (11 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It is roughly bounded by 4th Ave., Lost St., Evergreen St. and 1st Ave. Although construction of Durant's downtown began in the early 1870s, there are no buildings remaining from the very early days. Most of those were hastily built of wood. At least two major fires consumed these downtown buildings. Hence, the Period of Significance for this district is listed as 1901–1957. It includes work by architects Layton, Hicks & Forsyth. It included 48 contributing buildings, five contributing structures, and a contributing site, as well as 46 non-contributing buildings and two non-contributing structures. It includes the J.L. Wilson Building, which is separately listed on the National Register. No buildings from Durant's founding era, the 1870s, survive.

Location

Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma
33.99228, -96.37807

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Nearby Historic Sites

Williams, Robert Lee, Public Library
Industrial
0.1 mi
Wilson, J. L., Building
Industrial
0.2 mi
Bryan County Courthouse
Industrial
0.2 mi
Lee, Robert E., School
Industrial
0.5 mi
Oklahoma Presbyterian College
Industrial
1 mi

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When was Durant Downtown Historic District listed on the National Register?

Durant Downtown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Durant Downtown Historic District?

Durant Downtown Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Durant Downtown Historic District?

The period of significance for Durant Downtown Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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