Severs Block

Severs Block
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Building in 2010
Location	101 E. 6th St., Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Coordinates	35°37′24″N 95°58′16″W
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1907
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
Part of	Okmulgee Downtown Historic District (ID92001693)
NRHP reference No.	91000311[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 22, 1991
Designated CP	December 17, 1992

Built between 1904 and 1907, the Severs Block at 101 E. 6th St. in Okmulgee, Oklahoma is a two-story generally rectangular brick building which incorporates an earlier two-story stone building (now the west wall and a part of the rear wall).^[2][3] The 1882 F.B. Severs’ General Store was a Romanesque structure, the second stone building in all of Okmulgee and the first two-story stone building.^[2][4][5] Frederick Severs himself expanded his building with the new construction that included storefronts and office space.^[2] The canted corner entrance faces the Creek National Capitol.^[2] The building was rehabilitated in 1989; that renovation reversed extensive remodeling efforts made in 1954, reconstructed the entry from historical photographs, and generally returned the building to its appearance at the time of its construction.^[2][6]

Severs Block is significant in the area’s history.^[2] The original Severs Building was the primary supplier of general goods in the Creek Nation from 1882 until the turn of the century, and the Severs Block played a significant role In Okmulgee’s commercial development through the first half of the 20th Century.^[2] It is also an excellent example of pre-Statehood commercial buildings.^[2]

The Severs Block was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 3, 1991.^[2]

It was further included on the National Register again as a contributing building in the 1992 listing of the Okmulgee Downtown Historic District.^[7]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Maryjo Meacham (August 15, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Severs Block / Citizen's National Bank and Trust Company". National Park Service. Retrieved October 25, 2022. With accompanying three photos from 1990
3. "Design Guidelines for Okmulgee Downtown Historic District". Okmulgee Historic Preservation Commission, 1992, pp. 1 & 5. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
4. "Historic Downtown – Severs Block". Lasr.net. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
5. Hill, Luther B. (1909). "Okmulgee County". Retrieved October 22, 2022.
6. "Severs Block in Okmulgee, Oklahoma Side: 1 of 1". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
7. Maryjo Meacham; Danney Gobel (February 10, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Okmulgee Downtown Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved February 21, 2022. With accompanying 130 photos from 1991, with Severs Block in photos 3 and 4