Bank of Bigheart

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Bank of Bigheart
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Bank of Bigheart
Location	Barnsdall, Oklahoma
Coordinates	36°33′42.87″N 96°9′41.26″W / 36.5619083°N 96.1614611°W / 36.5619083; -96.1614611Coordinates: 36°33′42.87″N 96°9′41.26″W / 36.5619083°N 96.1614611°W / 36.5619083; -96.1614611
Built	1911
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque
Governing body	Private
MPS	Richardsonian Romanesque Banks of Osage County TR
NRHP Reference #	84000311 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 23, 1984

The Bank of Bigheart is a historic commercial building in the town of Barnsdall, Oklahoma.

Construction

The building was constructed during the peak of the oil boom in Osage County. In April 1911 a tornado destroyed much of the town which was known as Bigheart at that time. (The name was changed in 1921). The building was constructed in 1911. The first floor of the building originally contained the Bank of Bigheart which closed in the 1930s. It has since contained a variety of businesses including a drug store and tavern. The second floor was originally used for professional offices and continued to do so at least through the 1980s. It is the oldest surviving commercial building in Barnsdall. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 23, 1984.

Architecture

The building is an example of late Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. It is built of native sandstone. The lower level features large arched windows typical of Richardsonian Romanesque buildings. The upper story has smaller deeply set window with straight tops which are arranged in ribbon-like fashion, while the roof line features crenelations, both of which are characteristic of Richardsonian Romanesque. It is one of four small bank buildings built in Richardsonian Romanesque style in Osage County, Oklahoma during 1904-1911.^[2] The others are Bank of Hominy, Bank of Burbank, and Osage Bank of Fairfax.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

References

↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
↑ Claudia Ahmad and George Carney (December, 1983). National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Richardsonian Romanesque Banks of Osage County TR PDF (32 MiB). National Park Service Check date values in: |date= (help); |accessdate= requires |url= (help)

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