Pawnee Agency and Boarding School Historic District
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Bureau of Indian Affairs | |
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Original school building, now the Bureau of Indian Affairs | |
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| Location | Pawnee, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 36°20′8″N 96°47′24″W / 36.33556°N 96.79000°WCoordinates: 36°20′8″N 96°47′24″W / 36.33556°N 96.79000°W |
| Area | 29 acres (12 ha) |
| Built | 1932 |
| NRHP Reference # | 00001577[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 28, 2000 |
The Pawnee Agency and Boarding School District lies east of the city of Pawnee in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. Other names are: Pawnee Indian Agency, Pawnee Indian School and Pawnee Indian Boarding School. The District occupies approximately 29 acres (12 ha) of the Pawnee Tribal Reserve, a 726 acres (294 ha) tract that is owned by the Pawnee tribe. Black Bear Creek divides the District from the town. The Pawnee Agency was established as a post office on May 4, 1876.<ref name="EOHC-"Pawnee">Wilson, Linda D. "Pawnee." Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref>
NRHP listing
The Pawnee Indian Agency and Superintendent's house, also within the District, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1973, under Criteria A and C.[lower-alpha 1] The period of significance is defined by the NRHP as 1876 to 1950. There are a total of 20 additional buildings/structures that are "contributing", and nine "non-contributing" buildings/structures in the District. "Non-contributing" structures are either modern or have obscure histories.[2]
Contributing structures
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Tribal Clinic/originally Pawnee Hospital
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Tribal Court/originally "Old Laundry"
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Gaming Commission/Originally Guest Building, east side
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1909 Principal's Residence, south-west side
Notes
- ↑ NRHP Criterion A is "…property that is associated with events that that have made a significant contribution to the broad sweep of our history." Criterion C is "Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic value, a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction."[2]
References
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- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Nancy M. McClure. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pawnee Agency and Boarding School Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service date= September 5, 2000. Retrieved 2014-11-10. and 28 photos
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