The J. Coody Johnson Building, at 124 N. Wewoka St. in Wewoka, Oklahoma, was built in 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
J. Coody Johnson Building | |
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  Location in Oklahoma  Location in United States | |
| Location | 124 N. Wewoka St., Wewoka, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 35°09′35″N 96°29′28″W / 35.15972°N 96.49111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1916 |
| Built by | Witherspoon & Woods |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001744[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 5, 1985 |
It was deemed significant for its association with J. Coody Johnson, a grandson of slaves to the Creek Nation who became a Howard University-educated lawyer and who represented the Creek Nation before the U.S. Supreme Court.[2]
In 1916, he had this two-story building on Wewoka Street built to house his law office. It later held offices of the Black Panther Oil Company, the first black-owned petroleum company in Oklahoma.[2]
It is a two-story, 24 by 60 feet (7.3 m × 18.3 m), commercial building with a parapeted, sloped roof. It has brick finished walls, with brick laid in running bond on three sides and common bond on the rear.[2]
The building was built by Witherspoon & Woods,[2] a builder active in Oklahoma at the time.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Bryan C. Brown; George O. Carney (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: J. Coody Johnson Building". National Park Service. Retrieved September 30, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1984
- ^ The American Contractor. F. W. Dodge Corporation. 1920.