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Intensive-Level Survey of the Central Park, Jefferson Park and Paseo Neighborhoods (1994)
Final Survey Report. Intensive-Level Survey of the Central Park, Jefferson Park and Paseo Neighborhoods in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Prepared by the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office, March 1994.
Between November 1991 and March 1994, the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office surveyed eighty blocks of early residential development about three miles northwest of downtown Oklahoma City. Field crews and researchers documented 1,408 properties across three neighborhoods: Jefferson Park (390), Paseo (339), and Central Park (679). The work identified three potential historic districts, recorded contributing and noncontributing resources, and prepared historic context for National Register evaluation and Section 106 review under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.
Most houses predate 1930. Bungalow/Craftsman is the dominant style, followed by Tudor Revival, with National Folk, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival, and Prairie School examples also present. Apartment houses form a notable share of the historic building stock.
Credits
- Prepared by: Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office
- Susan Allen, Architectural Historian
- Cynthia Smelker, Preservation Research Assistant
- Additional project personnel: Marsha Weisiger (former staff Architectural Historian), Harry Simms (staff Architect), Dr. Mary Jane Warde (temporary staff field surveyor)
- Volunteers: Jennifer Perryman, David Thach, and Jocelyn Lupkin
- Date: March 1994
Staff personnel met the Secretary of the Interior’s professional qualifications for historic preservation.
Related National Register listings
Two of the surveyed neighborhoods later received National Register historic district listings. Open those Land Records entries for reference numbers, maps, and sources:
- Jefferson Park Historic District (listed December 14, 1995; NRHP 95001466)
- Paseo Neighborhood Historic District (listed May 27, 2004; NRHP 04000517)
External sources
- Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office (Oklahoma Historical Society)
- National Register of Historic Places (National Park Service)
- National Register listings in Oklahoma County (Wikipedia)
- NPS NRHP search: Jefferson Park Historic District (95001466)
- NPS NRHP search: Paseo Neighborhood Historic District (04000517)
Download the full 1994 survey PDF
Original source (PDF): Final Survey Report, Intensive-Level Survey of the Central Park, Jefferson Park and Paseo Neighborhoods in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office, March 1994). Digitized from Oklahoma City/County Historical Society research files.
Credit Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office / Oklahoma Historical Society when citing this survey. Individual property evaluations in the report support National Register and Section 106 review; confirm current listing status with the National Park Service and SHPO before relying on eligibility determinations.