NPS Form 10-900 (' r OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM ................................................................................--------------------------------------------------------------------------------==== 1. Name of Property historic name West Winds Motel other nameslsite number 2. Location -----------------------~------=-------============================================== street & number 623 Roaer Miller not for publication N/A city or town Erick vicinity & state Oklahoma code county Beckham code 009 zip code 73645 USDllNPS NRHP Registration F( West Winds Motel Beckham County, Oklahoma Page 2 .............................................................................. ..............................................................................3. StatelFederal Agency Certification As the esignated authority under the National Historic Presetvation Act of 1966, as amended. I hereby certify that this dnomination -request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places nd meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Parl GO. In my opinion, the property f meets -does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant - nationally - statewide _1( locally. ( N/A See continuation *et for adcponal comments.) - Signatbkfcertifying official Date Oklahoma Historical Societv. SHPO State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property -meets -does not meet the National Register criteria. ( N/A See continuation sheet for additional wmments.) Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau Signature of Keeper Date of Action USDllNPS NRHP Registration Fon West Winds Motel Beckham County, Oklahoma Page 3 Category of Property (Check only one box) -x building@) - district - site -structure -object Number of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing 2 buildings - -sites - -structures 1 -objects 3 Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 3 Name of related multiple property listing (Enter "NIA" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) Route 66 and Associated Historic Resources in Oklahoma USDllNPS NRHP Registration Fo L West Winds Motel Beckham County, Oklahoma Page 4 Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Cat: VACANT INOT IN USE Sub: ............................................................................... ...............................................................................7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) LATE lgTn& 2oTHCENTURY REVIVALS: Mission Revival Materials (Enter categories from instructions) foundation CONCRETE roof ASPHALT walls STUCCO STONE other Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) USDllNPS NRHP Registration FO~ C West Winds Motel Beckham County, Oklahoma Page 5 ............................................................................... ...............................................................................8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "xu in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing) -A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. -B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past, C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. -D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history, Criteria Considerations (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes -B removed from its original location. -C a birthplace or a grave. -D a cemetery. -E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. -F a commemorative property. -G less than 50 years of age or achieved significar n the past 50 years. Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) ARCHITECTURE Period of Significance 1948-1954 USDllNPS NRHP Registration FO~ West Winds Motel Beckham County, Oklahoma Page 6 Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) NIA Cultural Affiliation NIA ArchitectBuilder Unknown Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS) - preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested. - previously listed in the National Register - previously determined eligible by the National Register - designated a National Historic Landmark - recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # - recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Primary Location of Additional Data 2State Historic Preservation Office -Other State agency Federal agency -Local government -University -Other Name of repository: USDllNPS NRHP Registration FOX West Winds Motel Beckham County, Oklahoma Page 7 UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 1 14 420541E 3897061N 3 - 2- - 4-- -NIA See continuation sheet. VerbafBoundaly Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) organization Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office date December 10. 2003 street & number 304 West Albuaueraue telephone 918 451-8378 city or town Broken Arrow state OK zip code 7401 1 Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) USDllNPS NRHP Registration Fod C West Winds Motel Beckham County, Oklahoma Page 8 name Mr. Klaus Battenfeld, do Dorothv Alexander, Attornev at Law street & number 706 North 4Ih telephone (580) 928-9544 city or town Savre state OK zip code 73662-2214 i NPS Form 10-900-a I OMB NO. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section 7 Page 3 West Winds Motel Name of property Beckham Countv, Oklahoma County and State "Route 66 and Associated Historic Resources in Oklahoma" Multiple property listing Description As Route 66 passed through the north part of the town of Erick, the street formerly known as Broadway became lined with service stations, cafes, and motels to serve the burgeoning traffic on that storied road. About five blocks west of the main intersection in the town, the West Winds Motel is positioned directly on the north side of Route 66, a location believed by many businesses in that day to have a commercial advantage since it would more easily draw in the west- bound traveler. The property consists of three features, two buildings and a highway sign. The white stucco buildings and red tile-shaped metal of the mansard roof of the West Winds Motel once formed an imposing structure in Erick. A neon sign that once flashed the name of the motel beneath a bucking bronco is located adjacent to the highway based in a rectangular planter made of decorative stone. Two buildings at right angles create two sides to a courtyard and the owner's house on the west (a separate property not included in this nomination) forms the third side of the wide U configuration. A gravel drive loops around the courtyard so that there are two street exitslentrances as well as an inner loop that connects the west side to the office area in the east building. The long rectangular building on the north contains four motel units separated by four open garage bays. Since access to the motel rooms is gained from within the garages, the south elevation of this row of motel units lacks doorways. Two double-hung windows flanked by decorative shutters and partially protected by awnings are centered in each motel unit. Wainscoting of flat decorative stone coven the elevation below the level of the windows; the wainscoting rises on each side of the garage bays, and then wraps around to the interior to create a border for the opening. Stucco completes the elevation above the wainscoting. The overall appearance of this building, with its open bays for garages, the gently arched entrances to the garages, and the wainscoting that rises to the arch suggests the contours of an arcade without actually presenting one. The roof suggests mission revival parapet design with a roofing tile-shaped metal mansard trim between low relief, flat peaks that rise in steps above each motel unit. A vertical diamond, the same red hue as the tile, projects outward from the center of each peak. The building on the east includes a parapet of the same design as that on the south, but the elevation below is different, lacking garage bays which means also that (1) the wainscoting follows the line of the window sills, and (2) the lodging units have visible doors on each the four units (including the southmost unit which is the office). The canopy that stretches forth along the building is not an arcade, with its steel piers and the wide metal band wrapping