Sod House (Cleo Springs, Oklahoma)
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Nearest city | Cleo Springs, Oklahoma |
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Coordinates | 36°28′17″N 98°25′23″W / 36.47139°N 98.42306°WCoordinates: 36°28′17″N 98°25′23″W / 36.47139°N 98.42306°W |
Built | 1894 |
Architect | McCully,Marshall |
NRHP Reference # | 70000526[1][2] |
Added to NRHP | September 29, 1970 |
The Sod House, which is also known as Marshall McCully Sod House, is a sod house located in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma approximately four miles north of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma.[2][3]
History
The Sod House was built by Marshal McCully in 1894.[3] Sod houses were constructed by settlers of southern and western Oklahoma Territory because there was not enough timber to build wooden houses.[4] The sod house near Cleo Springs is the only remaining sod house in Oklahoma that was built by settlers.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1] The Sod House Museum (under the Oklahoma Historical Society) maintains the structure.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Oklahoma's National Register Handbook, Oklahoma City: State Historic Preservation Office--Oklahoma Historical Society, January 1, 2015. Accessed March 10, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Sod House Museum," Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed March 10, 2015.
- ↑ Heisch, Melvena Thurman. "Sod House," Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Accessed March 10, 2015.
External links
- Sod House Museum - Oklahoma Historical Society
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