National Register of Historic Places listings in Comanche County, Oklahoma


This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Comanche County, Oklahoma.

Location of Comanche County in Oklahoma

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 36 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 25, 2024.[2]

Current listings

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[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Arrastra Site
 
Arrastra Site
May 11, 1981
(#81000455)
Cedar Plantation, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
34°45′10″N 98°34′34″W / 34.75276°N 98.57603°W / 34.75276; -98.57603 (Arrastra Site)
Cache Spanish-style arrastra from the 19th Century, located next to Cedar Creek, east of the Parallel Forest (Cedar Plantation).
2 Balloon Hangar at Henry Post Army Airfield
 
Balloon Hangar at Henry Post Army Airfield
November 20, 2015
(#15000826)
5037 Tucker Rd.
34°39′04″N 98°23′53″W / 34.651064°N 98.397928°W / 34.651064; -98.397928 (Balloon Hangar at Henry Post Army Airfield)
Fort Sill
3 Mattie Beal House
 
Mattie Beal House
August 19, 1975
(#75001564)
5th St. and Summit Ave.
34°35′44″N 98°23′41″W / 34.595556°N 98.394722°W / 34.595556; -98.394722 (Mattie Beal House)
Lawton
4 Blockhouse on Signal Mountain
 
Blockhouse on Signal Mountain
November 29, 1978
(#78002228)
Off Mackenzie Hill Rd.
34°40′27″N 98°29′25″W / 34.674167°N 98.490278°W / 34.674167; -98.490278 (Blockhouse on Signal Mountain)
Fort Sill An easily identifiable landmark at the peak of Signal Mountain on an active field artillery range. Renowned as "the Mecca for field artillery soldiers".[6]
5 Boulder Cabin
 
Boulder Cabin
May 11, 1981
(#81000456)
Northwest of Cache, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
34°42′06″N 98°40′30″W / 34.701667°N 98.675°W / 34.701667; -98.675 (Boulder Cabin)
Cache Built as a shelter for hikers. Located at the foot of the hiking trail to the Narrows valley.
6 Buffalo Lodge May 11, 1981
(#81000457)
Northwest of Cache
34°44′00″N 98°42′38″W / 34.733333°N 98.710556°W / 34.733333; -98.710556 (Buffalo Lodge)
Cache
7 Building 309, Fort Sill Indian School
 
Building 309, Fort Sill Indian School
October 15, 1973
(#73001559)
Eastern edge of Lawton, off U.S. Route 62
34°37′23″N 98°22′51″W / 34.62312°N 98.38081°W / 34.62312; -98.38081 (Building 309, Fort Sill Indian School)
Lawton
8 Camp Comanche Site May 12, 1977
(#77001091)
Address Restricted
Fort Sill
9 Carnegie Library
 
Carnegie Library
August 19, 1976
(#76001560)
B Ave. and 5th St.
34°36′24″N 98°23′40″W / 34.606667°N 98.394444°W / 34.606667; -98.394444 (Carnegie Library)
Lawton
10 Central Fire Station
 
Central Fire Station
September 7, 2016
(#16000618)
623 SW. D Ave.
34°36′15″N 98°23′53″W / 34.604055°N 98.398035°W / 34.604055; -98.398035 (Central Fire Station)
Lawton Still in use by the Lawton Fire Department.
11 Chiefs Knoll
 
Chiefs Knoll
May 16, 1978
(#78002229)
Macomb and Burrill Rds.
34°40′10″N 98°23′42″W / 34.669444°N 98.395°W / 34.669444; -98.395 (Chiefs Knoll)
Fort Sill Final resting place of several Indian chiefs of the Red River War, including Quanah Parker, Satanta, Satank, and Kicking Bird.
12 Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery
 
Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery
February 4, 2014
(#12000437)
Henry Post Army Airfield, 4900 Area
34°38′32″N 98°23′33″W / 34.642318°N 98.392464°W / 34.642318; -98.392464 (Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery)
Fort Sill
13 Douglass School
 
Douglass School
November 25, 2008
(#08001148)
102 E. Gore Boulevard
34°36′35″N 98°23′08″W / 34.60977°N 98.38551°W / 34.60977; -98.38551 (Douglass School)
Lawton Closed in 2011 and currently used as a Professional Development Center by the school district.[7]
14 Federal Building and US Courthouse
 
Federal Building and US Courthouse
March 24, 2000
(#00000243)
410 SW Fifth St.[8]
34°36′11″N 98°23′40″W / 34.603056°N 98.394444°W / 34.603056; -98.394444 (Federal Building and US Courthouse)
Lawton
15 Ferguson House
 
Ferguson House
May 11, 1981
(#81000458)
Northwest of Cache on Highway 49, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.
34°43′00″N 98°36′20″W / 34.716667°N 98.605556°W / 34.716667; -98.605556 (Ferguson House)
Cache Former residence located within the boundaries of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. A fire destroyed much of the interior in 2010. A restoration process begun in 2019 concluded with the placing of a commemorative marker in 2021.
16 First Christian Church
 
First Christian Church
March 12, 1985
(#85000566)
701 D Ave.
34°36′16″N 98°23′54″W / 34.604444°N 98.398333°W / 34.604444; -98.398333 (First Christian Church)
Lawton Built in 1929.
17 First Presbyterian Church of Lawton
 
First Presbyterian Church of Lawton
December 14, 1979
(#79001990)
8th St. and D Ave.
34°36′13″N 98°23′58″W / 34.603611°N 98.399444°W / 34.603611; -98.399444 (First Presbyterian Church of Lawton)
Lawton
18 First State Bank of Indiahoma November 6, 1980
(#80003261)
Main St.
34°37′10″N 98°45′06″W / 34.619444°N 98.751667°W / 34.619444; -98.751667 (First State Bank of Indiahoma)
Indiahoma Building no longer exists. It was razed sometime around 1981. Banks fittings on display in the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton.
19 Fort Sill
 
Fort Sill
October 15, 1966
(#66000629)
U.S. Route 62
34°40′13″N 98°23′15″W / 34.670278°N 98.3875°W / 34.670278; -98.3875 (Fort Sill)
Fort Sill
20 General Officers Quarters
 
General Officers Quarters
April 14, 1975
(#75001563)
1310 Shanklin Circle
34°40′42″N 98°23′42″W / 34.678333°N 98.395°W / 34.678333; -98.395 (General Officers Quarters)
Fort Sill
21 Gore Pit District November 21, 1980
(#80004520)
Straddling Gore Boulevard east of central Lawton[9]
34°36′29″N 98°22′15″W / 34.608056°N 98.370833°W / 34.608056; -98.370833 (Gore Pit District)
Lawton
22 Holy City of the Wichitas Historic District
 
Holy City of the Wichitas Historic District
November 21, 2019
(#100004547)
262 Holy City Rd.
34°44′32″N 98°35′28″W / 34.7423°N 98.5910°W / 34.7423; -98.5910 (Holy City of the Wichitas Historic District)
Medicine Park vicinity Site of the longest running passion play in North America (1926). Permanent sets were built with native granite in the west end of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Includes a chapel and a statue of Christ by Georgio Silva.
23 Indian Cemeteries
 
Indian Cemeteries
August 10, 1977
(#77001510)
Fort Sill Military Reservation
34°42′06″N 98°22′09″W / 34.701667°N 98.369167°W / 34.701667; -98.369167 (Indian Cemeteries)
Fort Sill Includes the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery, final resting place of Geronimo.
24 Ingram House
 
Ingram House
May 11, 1981
(#81000459)
Northeast of Cache
34°43′22″N 98°36′09″W / 34.722778°N 98.6025°W / 34.722778; -98.6025 (Ingram House)
Cache Former private residence. Now boarded up on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.
25 Lawton High School
 
Lawton High School
February 27, 1997
(#97000197)
809 C Ave.
34°36′21″N 98°24′01″W / 34.605833°N 98.400278°W / 34.605833; -98.400278 (Lawton High School)
Lawton Lawton High School is no longer at this location. Building now houses city hall.
26 Lawton National Guard Armory
 
Lawton National Guard Armory
June 5, 2007
(#07000519)
600 Northwest Cache Rd.
34°37′21″N 98°23′51″W / 34.6225°N 98.3975°W / 34.6225; -98.3975 (Lawton National Guard Armory)
Lawton
27 Mahoney-Clark House
 
Mahoney-Clark House
December 8, 1982
(#82001494)
513-515 W. Gore Ave.
34°36′34″N 98°23′46″W / 34.609444°N 98.396111°W / 34.609444; -98.396111 (Mahoney-Clark House)
Lawton
28 Medicine Bluffs
 
Medicine Bluffs
December 31, 1974
(#74001659)
Medicine Bluff Creek
34°41′03″N 98°25′00″W / 34.684167°N 98.416667°W / 34.684167; -98.416667 (Medicine Bluffs)
Fort Sill Shouting "Geronimo" before a jump originates in a legend about the Apache warrior making an impossible jump from the bluffs.
29 Medicine Park Hotel and Annex
 
Medicine Park Hotel and Annex
September 25, 1979
(#79001991)
E. Lake Dr.
34°43′41″N 98°30′05″W / 34.728056°N 98.501389°W / 34.728056; -98.501389 (Medicine Park Hotel and Annex)
Medicine Park Includes the historic Old Plantation restaurant.
30 Meers Mining Camp
 
Meers Mining Camp
January 20, 1978
(#78002230)
20 miles (32 km) northwest of Lawton
34°46′57″N 98°34′45″W / 34.7825°N 98.579167°W / 34.7825; -98.579167 (Meers Mining Camp)
Lawton Former mining town, reduced to a rural neighborhood outside the Wichita Mountains. The Meers Store & Restaurant is still open, and noted for its hamburgers.
31 Methodist Episcopal Church, South
 
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
March 12, 1985
(#85000567)
702 D Ave.
34°36′14″N 98°23′54″W / 34.603889°N 98.398333°W / 34.603889; -98.398333 (Methodist Episcopal Church, South)
Lawton
32 Old Tower Two
 
Old Tower Two
December 31, 1974
(#74001660)
Northwest of Lawton at the junction of Signal Mountain and Tower Two Rds.
34°40′24″N 98°26′48″W / 34.673333°N 98.446667°W / 34.673333; -98.446667 (Old Tower Two)
Fort Sill Old observation tower used by Field Artillerymen on Fort Sill from 1911-1918.
33 Quanah Parker Star House
 
Quanah Parker Star House
September 29, 1970
(#70000532)
Eagle Park
34°37′42″N 98°38′34″W / 34.628333°N 98.642778°W / 34.628333; -98.642778 (Quanah Parker Star House)
Cache Former home of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker. Moved from its original location, it now resides on the side of the long-closed Eagle Park, and is open only by appointment.
34 Penateka
 
Penateka
November 7, 1976
(#76001559)
3.5 miles west of Elgin on U.S. Route 277
34°46′48″N 98°22′09″W / 34.78006°N 98.36917°W / 34.78006; -98.36917 (Penateka)
Elgin
35 Henry Post Air Field
 
Henry Post Air Field
January 30, 1978
(#78002231)
North of Lawton on Fort Sill
34°38′40″N 98°23′47″W / 34.644444°N 98.396389°W / 34.644444; -98.396389 (Henry Post Air Field)
Fort Sill
36 Sunset-Vogue-Blue Ribbon Apartments Historic District
 
Sunset-Vogue-Blue Ribbon Apartments Historic District
December 17, 2018
(#100003236)
NW Williams & Hoover Aves, NW 23rd & 22nd Sts.
34°38′00″N 98°25′35″W / 34.6332°N 98.4263°W / 34.6332; -98.4263 (Sunset-Vogue-Blue Ribbon Apartments Historic District)
Lawton

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References

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  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved October 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ "How to Conduct a Saint Barbara's Celebration". US Field Artillery Association: 26. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  7. ^ "LPS to shut down Douglass, Howell Elementary schools". KSWO-TV. March 24, 2011. Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  8. ^ Lawton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. Accessed April 5, 2016.
  9. ^ Hammatt, Hallett H. "The Gore Pit Site: An Archaic Occupation in Southwestern Oklahoma and a Review of the Archaic Stage in the Southern Plains". Plains Anthropologist 21.74 (1976): 245-277: 246.