# Guthrie Historic District (Guthrie, Oklahoma)

The Guthrie Historic District (GHD) is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing the commercial core of Guthrie, Oklahoma, US. According to its National Historic Landmark Nomination it is roughly bounded by Oklahoma Avenue on the north, Broad Street on the east, Harrison Avenue on the south, and the railroad tracks on the west; it also includes 301 W. Harrison Avenue. The National Historic Landmarks Program on-line document describes the boundaries as "14th Street, College Avenue, Pine Street and Lincoln Avenue. One building, the Logan County Courthouse, is at 301 E. Harrison Avenue, outside the main boundaries of the GHD," This article relies on the former source, which is more detailed. According to the 1998 nomination, the proposed district covered 31 acres (13 ha). The nomination included 112 resources, classed as 69 contributing buildings, 38 non-contributing buildings, 1 non-contributing structure and 3 noncontributing objects. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1999 for its historic significance as the first capital of the Oklahoma Territory and of Oklahoma.

## Period of significance

The period of significance is defined as 1889 to 1910, when most of the contributing buildings were erected. The most notable architect at the time was Joseph Pierre Foucart, who designed many of the buildings in the table below. The city of Guthrie was founded in 1889 in the wake of the Land Rush of 1889 which opened lands of the Indian Territory to white settlement. Guthrie promptly became the capital of the Oklahoma Territory. When Oklahoma became a state on November 16, 1907, Guthrie became the first state capital, a role it held until 1910, when the seat of government moved to Oklahoma City. Guthrie thereafter declined in commercial importance and changed little for many years. The GHD was assessed to have a high degree of historic integrity.

## Architectural styles

* Late Victorian
* Italianate
* Romanesque
* Late 19th & Early 20th Century Revivals
* Beaux Arts
* Classical Revival
* Late 19th & Early 20th Century American Movements
* Commercial Style
The district includes buildings separately listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including:
* Carnegie Library
* Co-operative Publishing Company Building
* Logan County Courthouse

### Building classifications

As part of the application process, all of the significant buildings within the proposed district boundaries were labeled as either "Contributing" or "non-contributing". Buildings in the former category had to meet the following criteria:
* Built between 1893 and 1910;
* Had not lost their historical character through remodeling or conversion to other uses
The table presented here identifies the buildings contained by the GHD, as defined in the NRHP application. Data are largely derived from text descriptions in the application.
Notable buildings in Guthrie Historic District :
| Name | Address | Year Built | Architectural Style | Notes |
| Union Station Santa Fe Station in Guthrie, Oklahoma | 403 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1902 | Late 19th- and Early 20th- Century American Movements | Contributing; also known as the Old Santa Fe Depot of Guthrie |
| State Capital Publishing Company Building State Capital Publishing Company Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 301 West Harrison Avenue | 1902 | Commercial Style | Contributing; listed on the National Register in 1973 as the Co-Operative Publishing Company Building |
| Victor Block Victor Block, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 202-206 W. Harrison Avenue | 1893 | Richardsonian Romanesque | Contributing; Operates as a publishing museum |
| Tontz and Hirschi Block Tontz and Hirschi Block, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 111-113 W. Harrison Avenue | 1891 | Late Victorian | Contributing |
| Foucart Building Foucart Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 115 W. Harrison Avenue | 1891 | Romanesque Revival with Gothic Revival influences | Contributing |
| Sneed-Coffin Building Sneed Coffin Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 123 W. Harrison Ave | 1904 | Romanesque Revival | Contributing |
| Gray Brothers Building Gray Brothers Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 101-103 W. Oklahoma Avenue, | 1890 & 1893 | Richardsonian Romanesque | Contributing; Attributed to Joseph Foucart. |
| Bonfils Building Bonfils Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 107 S. Second Street | 1890 | Richardsonian Romanesque | Contributing |
| De Ford Building De Ford Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 116 S. Second Street | 1890 | Richardsonian Romanesque | Contributing |
| Baxter and Cammack's Livery Stable Baxter and Cammack's Livery Stable, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 215 S. Second Street | ca. 1901-1903 | Italianate | Contributing |
| Coyle and Smith Building Coyle & Smith Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 206-208 S. Second Street | 1893 | Italianate | Contributing |
| C.W. Hopkins Building | 222 S. Second Street | 1910 | Romanesque Revival | Contributing |
| Little Victor | 115 S. First Street | 1893 | Italianate | Contributing |
| 116 S. First Street | 116 S. First Street | 1903 | Late Victorian | Non-Contributing |
| Wachob Building | 215 S. First Street | 1910 | Italianate | Contributing |
| Olds House | 223 S. First Street | 1899 | National Folk Front Gable | Contributing |
| 109-111 S. Division Street | 109-111 S. Division Street | 1894 | Italianate | Contributing |
| Logan County Courthouse Former Capitol, now Logan County Courthouse, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 301 E. Harrison Avenue | 1907 | Neo-Classical Revival/Second Renaissance Revival | Contributing; Discontiguous District |
| Tannery Amphitheater | 300 Block W. Cleveland Avenue, South Side | 1980s | Modern Movement | Non-contributing because of age |
| Bumble's Baggage and More | 330 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1912 | Commercial Style | Non-contributing due to age |
| 314 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 314 W. Oklahoma Avenue | Unknown date after period of significance | Commercial Style | Non-contributing due to age |
| Swan Hotel | 317 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1903 | Romanesque Revival | Noncontributing due to later alterations incompatible with historic appearance |
| 311 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 311 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1904 | No style | Noncontributing because original second story was removed later |
| BancFirst Drive-Up | 200 Block of W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1970s | No style | Non-contributing due to age |
| Daniel's Drugs | 206 W. Oklahoma Avenue | Pre-1908 | No style | Noncontributing due to later alterations incompatible with historic appearance |
| First National Bank | 202-204 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1923 | Beaux Arts | Noncontributing due to insufficient age |
| Old U.S. Courthouse and Post Office | 201 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1903 & 1914 | Beaux Arts | Noncontributing due to insufficient age |
| Gaffney Building Gaffney Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 212-214 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1890 | Architectural style not classified | Contributing, houses the Oklahoma Frontier Drug Store Museum |
| J. B. Beadles Building J.B. Beadles Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 210 W. Oklahoma Avenue | Pre-1900 | Italianate | Contributing |
| Adler Building Adler Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 109 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1893 | Italianate | Contributing |
| Farquharson Building Farquharson Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 114 W. Oklahoma Ave. | 1907 | Late Victorian | Contributing |
| Schnell Building Schnell Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 115 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1893 | Italianate | Contributing |
| Bierer-Anderson Building Bierer Anderson Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 116-118 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1898 | Richardsonian Romanesque | Contributing |
| Osage Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma Osage Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 117-119 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1902 | Italianate | Contributing |
| Wicks Building | 120-122 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1892/1893 | Commercial Style | Noncontributing due to 1950s alterations |
| Cassidy Building Cassidy Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 113 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1911 | Commercial Style with Romanesque Revival | Noncontributing due to age |
| Oklahoma Building Oklahoma Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 102-106 E. Oklahoma Avenue | Pre-1900 | Romanesque Revival | Contributing |
| 118 E. Oklahoma Avenue. | 118 E. Oklahoma Avenue. | 1898-1901 | Romanesque Revival | Noncontributing due to later alterations |
| 122 E. Oklahoma Avenue | 122 E. Oklahoma Avenue | Unknown | Commercial style | Noncontributing due to age |
| Filtsch Building | 101-103 E. Oklahoma Avenue | 1905 | Commercial style | Noncontributing due to later alterations |
| Kress Building Kress Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 105-107 E. Oklahoma Avenue | 1918 | Classical Style with Commercial style influences | Noncontributing due to insufficient age |
| 109 E. Oklahoma Avenue | 109 E. Oklahoma Avenue | 1922 | Commercial Style | Noncontributing due to insufficient age |
| DeSteiguer Block DeSteiguer Block, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 110-112 E. Oklahoma Avenue | 1890 | Late Victorian/Romanesque | Contributing; Attributed to Joseph Foucart |
| First Capital Bank | 224 E. Oklahoma Avenue | 1964 | Neo-Classical Revival | Noncontributing due to insufficient age |
| 217 E. Oklahoma Avenue | 217 E. Oklahoma Avenue | Unknown | Commercial Style | Noncontributing due to insufficient age |
| Townhouse Motel | 223 E. Oklahoma Avenue | Unknown | Commercial Style | Noncontributing due to insufficient age |
| Beland Building Beland Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 118 W. Harrison Avenue | 1920 | Commercial Style | Noncontributing due to age |
| Actons Furniture and Pianos | 110-112 W. Harrison Avenue | 1915 | Unidentified style | Noncontributing due to age |
| Patterson Building (now Pollard Theatre) Patterson Building (now Pollard Theatre), Guthrie, Oklahoma | 120-122 W. Harrison Ave. | 1903 | Romanesque Revival | Contributing |
| Kaleidoscope Gallery | 121 W. Harrison Avenue | 1984 | Neo-Victorian | Noncontributing because of age |
| Guthrie News Leader Building Guthrie News Leader Building, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 107-109 W. Harrison Avenue | 1891 | Neo-Romanesque Revival | Noncontributing due to the 1976 renovations that extensively altered the original appearance. |
| 105 W. Harrison Avenue | 105 W. Harrison Avenue | 1895 | No style | Noncontributing due to the loss of the original second story |
| 121 N. Second Street | 121 N. Second Street | 1948 | Commercial Style/Modern Movement | Non-Contributing |
| Time Out Travel | 113 N. Second Street | 1924 | Unidentified style | Noncontributing due to age |
| City Hall and Police Station | 101 N. Second Street/306 W. Oklahoma Avenue | 1996 | Neo-Victorian | Noncontributing due to age |
| 103 S. Second Street | 103 S. Second Street | 1913 | Italianate | Noncontributing because of age |
| Hurley Plumbing and Heating | 105 S. Second Street | 1923 | Commercial Style | Noncontributing due to age |
| Fire Department | 109-113 S. Second Street | 1931 | Commercial Style | Noncontributing due to age |
| Willis Building | 118 S. Second Street | 1914 | Commercial Style | Noncontributing due to age |
| Buckboard Emporium | 120 S. Second Street | 1910 | Commercial Style | Noncontributing due to these alterations |
| 217 S. Second Street | 217 S. Second Street | Unknown date | No distinctive style | Noncontributing due to age |
| 219 S. Second Street | 219 S. Second Street | Unknown date | No distinctive style | Contributing |
| 107 N. First Street | 107 N. First Street | 1923 | Commercial Style | Noncontributing due to age |
| Stan's Auto | 201 S. Division | 1928 | No distinctive tyle | Noncontributing due to age |
| Unnamed building just south of alley (behind 122 E. Oklahoma Avenue). | 122 E. Oklahoma Avenue | Unknown date | No distinctive style | Noncontributing due to insufficient age |
| Unnamed building just south of alley | 100 Block N. Wentz Street, East Side | Unknown date | Vernacular Front Gable Commercial | Noncontributing due to insufficient age |
| Blue Bell Bar Blue Bell Bar, Guthrie, Oklahoma | 224 W. Harrison Avenue | 1903 | Commercial Style | Contributing |