The Enid Downtown Historic District is located in Enid, Oklahoma and listed on the

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since 2007. In 2019 the district was expanded from 7 blocks to 21. The district includes the original downtown plat from 1893, part of the Jonesville addition plat from 1898, and part of the Weatherly addition plat from 1902.

Contributing properties

Notable contributing buildings in the district include:"Architectural/Historical Survey of Certain Parts of Enid," Meacham and Associates, 1992, page 31-32. *First National Bank of Enid, 201 N. Grand, 1922, Classical Revival *

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, 114 E. Broadway, 1931, Art Deco * Enid Masonic Temple, 301 W. Broadway, 1924, Italian Renaissance Revival *Woolworth building, 128 W. Randolph, 1921, Art Deco *Montgomery Ward building, 102 W. Randolph, 1934, Colonial Revival *Sears building, 116 E. Randolph, 1927, Commercial Style *Shield building, 109 S. Grand, 1933, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival * Garfield County Courthouse, 100 W. Broadway, 1936, Art Deco *United States Post Office and Courthouse, 115 W. Broadway, Classical Revival *IOOF building at 223-225 South Grand Avenue, 20th Century Commercial style *Public Library of Enid and Garfield County at 120 West Maine, New Formalism *Enid Masonic Temple at 126 South Independence, Classical Revival *Knox building at 303-305 West Broadway, Italian Renaissance Revival *Security National Bank at 201 West Broadway, Modern Movement *Pioneer Telephone and Telegraph building at 216-218 North Independence, Italian Renaissance Revival * Billings Theatre at 122 N. Independence, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival Two statues are on the square also are contributing: *Doughboy statue, 1924 *Statue of Liberty, set up in 1950 by the Boy Scouts of America

Jonesville, Oklahoma

On September 16, 1893, Walter M. Cook, a Chickashaw cowhand, mounted a pony at the Hennessey line, and arrived first at the Enid townsite, riding in under an hour. Hadden, Briton & Luce, Henry Robinson, ''

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'' Index, Volume XLVI, page 100. He kept riding, and ultimately, the 22-year-old claimed north of the town square.James, Marquis ''The Cherokee strip: a tale of an Oklahoma boyhood'', p. 55-63, 278-280, He was then followed by others, including Albert Hammer, Ben F. Clampitt, and William Coyle. 300 squatters also soon occupied the land, calling it Jonesville, and platted the site as a separate town. Jonesville was bordered by Grand on the west, 7th Street on the east, Walnut street on the north, and Randolph on the south which joined with the town square.Rockwell, Stella, ed. "Jonesville," ''Garfield County 1893-1982, Vol II'', Garfield County Historical Society, 1982, p. 814 The portion of Jonesville included in the Historic District is along East and West Randolph, north of the square. The property was estimated to be worth at least one million dollars in 1903.BIG MONEY INVOLVED, Civil Suit Taken Up in Enid Today. VALUABLE LAND TRACK, Albert Hammer Claims the First Filing. Case Will Test the Ownership Between Many Claimants – Land Is Valued At Over a Million Dollars
", ''The Oklahoman'', December 5, 1903] C.M. Hobbs, Eugene Kenyon and Peter Bowers made up the trust for the Jonesville group. Clampitt, Coyle, and Hammer agreed to forfeit their claim in favor of a portion of the property if Cook lost his bid. Cook built a house on his property, but the land was also occupied by the houses of several squatters. Mr. Cook left Enid, put his house up for mortgage in order to pay the dispute's legal fees. Ultimately, he left for six months, seeking assistance from the Chickashaw Nation. He soon became ill with pneumonia, and came back to Enid, only to find his house demolished and his land overtaken by the squatters."Architectural/Historical Survey of Certain Parts of Enid," Meacham and Associates, 1992, page 34. As a result of his leaving town, the Department of the Interior judged that Cook had abandoned his claim, and the Jonesville party won. On March 6, 1895, the Jonesville citizens requested to be annexed by Enid. Enid City Ordinance No. 57, passed April 3, 1895 allowed Enid to annex Jonesville.''The Chronicles of Oklahoma'', Oklahoma Historical Society, 1965, p. 168 In 1898, at the age of 26, Cook became a Rough Rider in Cuba, as part of troop D.McGinty, Billy; Fulbright, Jim and Stehno, Albert, ''Oklahoma Rough Rider: Billy McGinty's own story'', 2008, p. 91Jones, Virgil Carrington, ''Roosevelt's Rough Riders'', Doubleday, 1971, p. 195 He toured with a wild west show, married, had children, and opened a steakhouse. Ultimately, Cook became a bootlegger when Oklahoma instituted prohibition in 1907, often going in and out of jail."Cook v. State (No. A-2802) Criminal Court of Appeals October 3, 1917", ''The Pacific reporter, Volume 167'', p. 641 Cook died in 1936.Rockwell, Stella, ed. "Race Winner...Claim Loser!," ''Garfield County 1893-1982, Vol II'', Garfield County Historical Society, 1982, pp. 517-518.

Gallery

Below is a gallery of some of the contributing buildings and objects. Statue of Liberty Enid.jpg, Statue of Liberty by the Boy Scouts of America Enid Doughboy Statue.jpg, Doughboy statue on the courthouse lawn Enid Masonic Temple 1900.jpg, Enid Masonic Temple at 126 South Independence Security National Bank, Enid, OK.jpg, Security National Bank at 201 West Broadway A building in downtown Enid, Oklahoma.jpg, Knox building at 303-305 West Broadway Building in Downtown Enid in 2011.jpg, Pioneer Telephone and Telegraph building at 216-218 North Independence First National Bank Enid.jpg, First National Bank at 201 North Grand Broadway Tower in Enid, Oklahoma.jpg, Broadway Tower at 114-118 East Broadway Public Library of Enid and Garfield County 05.jpg, Public Library of Enid and Garfield County at 120 West Maine Garfield County Courthouse in Enid.jpg, Garfield County Courthouse at 100 West Broadway Enid Oklahoma's Post Office downtown.jpg, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse at 115 West Broadway IOOF cornerstone in downtown Enid, Oklahoma.jpg, Cornerstone of IOOF building at 223-225 South Grand Avenue Gaslight Theater Enid.jpg, Billings theatre building at 122 N. Independence

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References

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