NINNEKAH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

NINNEKAH, OK

Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District Marker – front (Chickasha, Oklahoma) Historical marker for the Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The granite marker: (FRONT) Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District National Register of Historic Places Oklahoma's Public Liberal Arts College Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls 1908 Oklahoma College for Women 1916 Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts 1965 University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 1974 (BACK) Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District National Register of Historic Places On May 16, 1908, Governor Charles N. Haskell signed a bill creating the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls, the first college established after statehood by the First Oklahoma Legislature. That institution subsequently became the Oklahoma College for Women, which served exclusively as a women's college until 1965 when it was made co-educational. In recognition of the college's unique history and its distinctive, architectural characteristics, the National Park Service formally listed the "Oklahoma College for Women Historic District" on its National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 2001. This designation makes the college the only campus in Oklahoma higher education to be listed as an historic district. The Oklahoma College for Women Historic District contains 14 buildings and four other structures. To qualify these resources must be at least 50 years of age, and must be compatible with the college's architectural style, Qualifying structures include the north gate, oval entry gates, and a 1924 stone bench. Celebrating our Centennial as Oklahoma's Public Liberal Arts College May 16, 2008
Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District Marker – front (Chickasha, Oklahoma) Credit: cmh2315fl

The Ninnekah Historical Society is a non-profit organization committed to preserving the history and culture of Ninnekah, Oklahoma. Founded in 1998, the Society works to collect, preserve, and interpret the area’s history, including the stories of its people and events.

The Society is located in the heart of Ninnekah and contains a variety of artifacts and documents, including photographs, newspapers, maps, and family histories. The Society also hosts events throughout the year, such as lectures, workshops, and educational programs to help the community learn more about their past.

In addition to its permanent collection, the Society also operates a museum, which is housed in the historic Ninnekah High School. The museum features interactive displays, artifacts, and photographs, as well as educational programs and exhibits on local history. Visitors can also take a self-guided tour of the school and its grounds, as well as explore the surrounding area.

The Society is always looking for volunteers and donations to help maintain its work, and it also accepts donations of artifacts and memorabilia. By preserving the history of Ninnekah and sharing it with the community, the Ninnekah Historical Society is helping to ensure that the area’s heritage is not forgotten.

NINNEKAH HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in NINNEKAH OK. US MID #8404000413

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).

Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District Marker – front (Chickasha, Oklahoma) Historical marker for the Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The granite marker: (FRONT) Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District National Register of Historic Places Oklahoma's Public Liberal Arts College Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls 1908 Oklahoma College for Women 1916 Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts 1965 University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 1974 (BACK) Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District National Register of Historic Places On May 16, 1908, Governor Charles N. Haskell signed a bill creating the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls, the first college established after statehood by the First Oklahoma Legislature. That institution subsequently became the Oklahoma College for Women, which served exclusively as a women's college until 1965 when it was made co-educational. In recognition of the college's unique history and its distinctive, architectural characteristics, the National Park Service formally listed the "Oklahoma College for Women Historic District" on its National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 2001. This designation makes the college the only campus in Oklahoma higher education to be listed as an historic district. The Oklahoma College for Women Historic District contains 14 buildings and four other structures. To qualify these resources must be at least 50 years of age, and must be compatible with the college's architectural style, Qualifying structures include the north gate, oval entry gates, and a 1924 stone bench. Celebrating our Centennial as Oklahoma's Public Liberal Arts College May 16, 2008
Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District Marker – back (Chickasha, Oklahoma) Historical marker for the Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The granite marker: (FRONT) Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District National Register of Historic Places Oklahoma's Public Liberal Arts College Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls 1908 Oklahoma College for Women 1916 Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts 1965 University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 1974 (BACK) Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District National Register of Historic Places On May 16, 1908, Governor Charles N. Haskell signed a bill creating the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls, the first college established after statehood by the First Oklahoma Legislature. That institution subsequently became the Oklahoma College for Women, which served exclusively as a women's college until 1965 when it was made co-educational. In recognition of the college's unique history and its distinctive, architectural characteristics, the National Park Service formally listed the "Oklahoma College for Women Historic District" on its National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 2001. This designation makes the college the only campus in Oklahoma higher education to be listed as an historic district. The Oklahoma College for Women Historic District contains 14 buildings and four other structures. To qualify these resources must be at least 50 years of age, and must be compatible with the college's architectural style, Qualifying structures include the north gate, oval entry gates, and a 1924 stone bench. Celebrating our Centennial as Oklahoma's Public Liberal Arts College May 16, 2008
Univ. of Science and Arts of Oklahoma – Trout Hall (Chickasha, Oklahoma) Historic Trout Hall on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The Renaissance Revival style building was constructed in 1910 as the Administration Building. It was the first building constructed on the campus. Trout Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as a contributing resource to the Oklahoma College for Women Historic District (NRHP District No. 01000950). The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a public liberal arts college. The school was founded in 1908 as the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls. It was known as the Oklahoma College for Women from 1912 to 1965. After becoming coed in 1965, the name was changed to the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts and today the school is named the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
Univ. of Science and Arts of Oklahoma – Trout Hall (Chickasha, Oklahoma) Historic Trout Hall on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The Renaissance Revival style building was constructed in 1910 as the Administration Building. It was the first building constructed on the campus. Trout Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as a contributing resource to the Oklahoma College for Women Historic District (NRHP District No. 01000950). The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a public liberal arts college. The school was founded in 1908 as the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls. It was known as the Oklahoma College for Women from 1912 to 1965. After becoming coed in 1965, the name was changed to the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts and today the school is named the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
Univ. of Science and Arts of Oklahoma – Trout Hall (Chickasha, Oklahoma) Historic Trout Hall on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The Renaissance Revival style building was constructed in 1910 as the Administration Building. It was the first building constructed on the campus. Trout Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as a contributing resource to the Oklahoma College for Women Historic District (NRHP District No. 01000950). The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a public liberal arts college. The school was founded in 1908 as the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls. It was known as the Oklahoma College for Women from 1912 to 1965. After becoming coed in 1965, the name was changed to the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts and today the school is named the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
Univ. of Science and Arts of Oklahoma – Trout Hall (Chickasha, Oklahoma) Historic Trout Hall on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The Renaissance Revival style building was constructed in 1910 as the Administration Building. It was the first building constructed on the campus. Trout Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as a contributing resource to the Oklahoma College for Women Historic District (NRHP District No. 01000950). The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a public liberal arts college. The school was founded in 1908 as the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls. It was known as the Oklahoma College for Women from 1912 to 1965. After becoming coed in 1965, the name was changed to the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts and today the school is named the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
Univ. of Science and Arts of Oklahoma – Trout Hall (Chickasha, Oklahoma) Historic Trout Hall on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The Renaissance Revival style building was constructed in 1910 as the Administration Building. It was the first building constructed on the campus. Trout Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as a contributing resource to the Oklahoma College for Women Historic District (NRHP District No. 01000950). The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a public liberal arts college. The school was founded in 1908 as the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls. It was known as the Oklahoma College for Women from 1912 to 1965. After becoming coed in 1965, the name was changed to the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts and today the school is named the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
Univ. of Science and Arts of Oklahoma – Trout Hall (Chickasha, Oklahoma) Historical marker for Willard Hall on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The granite marker states: Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District Administration Building In 1909, the Oklahoma Legislature appropriated $100,000 for construction of the first building on the campus of the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls. Built in the Renaissance style, the building was designed by Smith & Parr, a McAlester firm. In 1936, architect Joseph Overton Parr won an AIA masterpiece award for his design of the Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall. An imposing structure oriented toward the east, the Administration Building was three stories high, 220 feet long, and 142 feet wide. The first floor contained a kitchen and cafeteria, the second floor housed classrooms and laboratories plus the president's and other offices, and the third floor served as a library and small dormitory for 40 students. The basement functioned as a gymnasium. A major renovation in 1926 added the Main Auditorium to the west. Built of cream pressed brick with gray stone trim, the Administration Building became the architectural model for all the campus buildings on the oval. It retains its architectural integrity, and is listed as a contributing resource within the Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District.
Univ. of Science and Arts of Oklahoma – Nellie Sparks Hall (Chickasha, Oklahoma) Historic Willard Hall on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The Classical Revival style building was constructed in 1919 as a women’s dorm. Willard Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as a contributing resource to the Oklahoma College for Women Historic District (NRHP District No. 01000950). The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a public liberal arts college. The school was founded in 1908 as the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls. It was known as the Oklahoma College for Women from 1912 to 1965. After becoming coed in 1965, the name was changed to the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts and today the school is named the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
Univ. of Science and Arts of Oklahoma – Nellie Sparks Hall (Chickasha, Oklahoma) Historic Willard Hall on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The Classical Revival style building was constructed in 1919 as a women’s dorm. Willard Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as a contributing resource to the Oklahoma College for Women Historic District (NRHP District No. 01000950). The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is a public liberal arts college. The school was founded in 1908 as the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls. It was known as the Oklahoma College for Women from 1912 to 1965. After becoming coed in 1965, the name was changed to the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts and today the school is named the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
Univ. of Science and Arts of Oklahoma – Nellie Sparks Hall (Chickasha, Oklahoma) Historical marker for Nellie Gaines Spark and Nellie Gaines Hall on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The granite marker states: (FRONT) Nellie Gaines Sparks This dormitory was located on the original 20-acre, campus of the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls. The site was part of a 160-acre homestead allotment made by the Dawes Commission to Nellie Gaines Sparks, a young citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. Nellie Sparks was the daughter of J. B. "Buck" Sparks, a pioneer Oklahoma rancher and intermarried citizen of the Chickasaws. Nellie died at age nineteen while attending William Woods College, a private female school in Fulton, Missouri. In memory of his daughter, J. B. Sparks donated 20 acres of her original allotment for the establishment of a women's college in the new State of Oklahoma. In a solemn ceremony which took place on May 27, 1914, this dormitory was dedicated in honor of Nellie, who died January 25, 1904. Although she never knew the legacy she left to her Oklahoma sisters and brothers, the dormitory has housed thousands of students with fond memories from 1914 through the present. Celebrating Our Centennial as Oklahoma's Public Liberal Arts College May 16, 2008 (BACK) Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District Nellie Sparks Hall This dormitory was the second major structure built on the 20-acre campus of the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls. Designed by the distinguished architect of the Oklahoma State Capitol building, Solomon Andrew Layton, the structure was dedicated on May 27, 1914. It was named in honor of Nellie Sparks, a young Chickasaw woman. Built in the Classical Revival style and oriented toward the east, the three-story dormitory contained a cafeteria and housed 76 students. It originally featured 18 broad concrete steps leading to a second-floor landing, where an immense lounge and lobby awaited. A southwest wing was added in 1917 to house another 80 students. A renovation in 1951-52 resulted in the removal of the cafeteria and the historic concrete steps. The lounge and lobby were moved to the first floor, and new bathrooms, kitchens, and laundry facilities were added to each of the floors. In 2000, another complete renovation was accomplished. The old southwest wing was demolished, and a new central wing was added to the west. Although it has undergone several renovations, the structure maintains its original architectural integrity, and is a contributing resource within the Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District.
Univ. of Science and Arts of Oklahoma – Nellie Sparks Hall (Chickasha, Oklahoma) Historical marker for Nellie Gaines Spark and Nellie Gaines Hall on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The granite marker states: (FRONT) Nellie Gaines Sparks This dormitory was located on the original 20-acre, campus of the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls. The site was part of a 160-acre homestead allotment made by the Dawes Commission to Nellie Gaines Sparks, a young citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. Nellie Sparks was the daughter of J. B. "Buck" Sparks, a pioneer Oklahoma rancher and intermarried citizen of the Chickasaws. Nellie died at age nineteen while attending William Woods College, a private female school in Fulton, Missouri. In memory of his daughter, J. B. Sparks donated 20 acres of her original allotment for the establishment of a women's college in the new State of Oklahoma. In a solemn ceremony which took place on May 27, 1914, this dormitory was dedicated in honor of Nellie, who died January 25, 1904. Although she never knew the legacy she left to her Oklahoma sisters and brothers, the dormitory has housed thousands of students with fond memories from 1914 through the present. Celebrating Our Centennial as Oklahoma's Public Liberal Arts College May 16, 2008 (BACK) Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District Nellie Sparks Hall This dormitory was the second major structure built on the 20-acre campus of the Oklahoma Industrial Institute and College for Girls. Designed by the distinguished architect of the Oklahoma State Capitol building, Solomon Andrew Layton, the structure was dedicated on May 27, 1914. It was named in honor of Nellie Sparks, a young Chickasaw woman. Built in the Classical Revival style and oriented toward the east, the three-story dormitory contained a cafeteria and housed 76 students. It originally featured 18 broad concrete steps leading to a second-floor landing, where an immense lounge and lobby awaited. A southwest wing was added in 1917 to house another 80 students. A renovation in 1951-52 resulted in the removal of the cafeteria and the historic concrete steps. The lounge and lobby were moved to the first floor, and new bathrooms, kitchens, and laundry facilities were added to each of the floors. In 2000, another complete renovation was accomplished. The old southwest wing was demolished, and a new central wing was added to the west. Although it has undergone several renovations, the structure maintains its original architectural integrity, and is a contributing resource within the Oklahoma College for Women National Historic District.

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MID # 8404000413
Name NINNEKAH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Mount Plains
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 731387760
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Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201204
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LAT/LONG 34.95193, -97.941511
CODES FIPS State Code: 40
FIPS County Code: 051
US Census Tract: 000600
US Census Block: 3172