National Register of Historic Places

Railroad Exchange Building

Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma
Listed
August 10, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83002096

About this property

This building is located at the corner of Second and Court Streets in downtown Muskogee. It has a two-story base with large display windows; Upper story windows are arranged in vertical bands, separated by pilaster-styled mullions; Red brick and masonry appear throughout the building. The 8-story Railway Exchange Building was built to house railway company offices. Later, it was used for offices of Muskogee County, Oklahoma. By February 1983, when the application for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) was submitted, it was owned by the State of Oklahoma, which used it as an office building. It also housed Connors State College before the school moved to Northeastern State University’s Muskogee campus on Shawnee Bypass. A news article in 2012 indicated that the building had been vacated in December 2011. Plans to renovate this historic building for another purpose have been put on indefinite hold in 2016, because the state has discontinued making such grants for such renovations due to its budget shortfall. Media related to Railway Exchange Building (Muskogee, Oklahoma) at Wikimedia Commons

Location

2nd and Court Sts.
Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma
35.74983, -95.36980

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Sources

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Questions about this property

When was Railroad Exchange Building listed on the National Register?

Railroad Exchange Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Railroad Exchange Building?

Railroad Exchange Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Railroad Exchange Building?

The period of significance for Railroad Exchange Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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