Downtown Hobart Historic District

Downtown Hobart Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Jefferson St., 3rd, Washington, 4th and 200 and 500 blk of S Main St., Hobart, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°01′28″N 99°05′34″W / 35.02444°N 99.09278°W / 35.02444; -99.09278
Area36 acres (15 ha)
ArchitectMcCanse, William; et.al
NRHP reference No.05000130[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 10, 2005

The Downtown Hobart Historic District, in Hobart, Oklahoma, is a 36 acres (15 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1] The district is roughly bounded by Jefferson St., 3rd, Washington, 4th, and the 200 and 500 blocks of S. Main St.

It includes:

  • the already-NRHP-listed Hobart Public Library, at 200 S. Main Street, built in 1912, a Carnegie library designed by architect William McCanse[2]
  • the Hobart City Hall, at 106 E. 3rd Street, also already NRHP-listed, built in 1912, designed by architect W. A. Etherton[2] Etherton was also architect of NRHP-listed Haskell State School of Agriculture, at 808 E. College St. in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.[1]
  • the Kiowa County Courthouse, at 314 S. Main Street, also already NRHP-listed, built in 1903/1935, designed by architect J. Riley Gordon

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References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Stephen Boyd; Jim Gabbert (June 1, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Downtown Hobart Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 12, 2018. With accompanying 29 photos from 2004

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