INTENSIVE LEVEL SURVEY FOR DOWNTOWN PONCA CITY Ponca City, Oklahoma about 1946. Photographer and copyright holder not known. Postcard from collection of Michael Cassity. September 22, 2008 Michael Cassity, Ph.D. Historical research and photography 304 West Albuquerque Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74011 Phone: 918 / 451-8378 y FAX: 918 / 451-8379
[email protected] Contents Acknowledgments . ii 1. Abstract . 1 2. Introduction . 2 3. Research Design . 4 4. Project Objectives . 6 5. Area Surveyed. 7 6. Methodology. 9 7. Results Summary . 15 8. Kinds of Historic Properties Present . 17 9. Specific Properties Identified . 19 10. Individual Properties and Historic District . 30 11. Areas that do not Meet Eligibility Requirements . 64 12. Properties and Districts for Additional Research . 65 13. Table of Properties Documented . 67 14. Historic Context . 78 ¾ History, Context, and Downtown Ponca City . 78 ¾ The Buildings of Downtown Ponca City and the National Register . 91 15. Annotated Bibliography . 96 16. Summary . 101 ii Acknowledgment: The activity that is the subject of this publication has been financed in part with federal funds from the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. However, the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the policies of the Department of the Interior, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendations by the Department of the Interior. This program receives Federal financial assistance for identification and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, the U.