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 January 29, 2021.[2]

NRHP listings in Oklahoma counties

• Adair
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• Beaver
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• Blaine
• Bryan
• Caddo
• Canadian
• Carter
• Cherokee
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• Cotton
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• Creek
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• Dewey
• Ellis
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• Jackson
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• Major
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• McIntosh
• Murray
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• Okfuskee
• Oklahoma
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• Osage
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• Payne
• Pittsburg
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• Pushmataha
• Roger Mills
• Rogers
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• Texas
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• Woods
• Woodward

Current listings

[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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Lawton
10	Central Fire Station	Central Fire Station	September 7, 2016 (#16000618)	623 SW. D Ave. 34°36′15″N 98°23′53″W	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	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	Fort Sill
13	Douglass School	Douglass School	November 25, 2008 (#08001148)	102 E. Gore Boulevard 34°36′35″N 98°23′08″W	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	Lawton
15	Ferguson House	Ferguson House	May 11, 1981 (#81000458)	Northwest of Cache 34°43′00″N 98°36′20″W	Cache	Former residence located within the boundaries of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Vacant for decades, it was boarded up in the 1990s. A fire has since reduced the site to its cobblestone shell. A cobblestone storage shed is located behind it.
16	First Christian Church	First Christian Church	March 12, 1985 (#85000566)	701 D Ave. 34°36′16″N 98°23′54″W	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	Lawton
18	First State Bank of Indiahoma		November 6, 1980 (#80003261)	Main St. 34°37′10″N 98°45′06″W	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	Fort Sill
20	General Officers Quarters	General Officers Quarters	April 14, 1975 (#75001563)	1310 Shanklin Circle 34°40′42″N 98°23′42″W	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Lawton
28	Medicine Bluffs	Medicine Bluffs	December 31, 1974 (#74001659)	Medicine Bluff Creek 34°41′03″N 98°25′00″W	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Lawton

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Oklahoma

References

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 Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on January 29, 2021.
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.