Kenwood Historic District
Kenwood Historic District (Enid, Oklahoma) is located in Oklahoma
Kenwood Historic District (Enid, Oklahoma)
LocationNorth boundary is Oak, south is Maple, east is Washington, and west is Madison street, Enid, Oklahoma
Coordinates36°24′3″N 97°53′0″W / 36.40083°N 97.88333°W / 36.40083; -97.88333
ArchitectR.W. Shaw, A.A. Crowell
Architectural stylePrairie School American Foursquares, Bungalow Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Shingle, Neoclassical, Tudor Revival[1]
NRHP reference No.04001328
Added to NRHP2004

The Kenwood Historic District is located north west of downtown Enid, Oklahoma and is named for Kenwood Boulevard, a diagonal street created in 1894. The neighborhood encompasses 160 acres (0.65 km2) of housing created between 1895 and 1915.[2] Houses in the district were designed by A.A. Crowell and R.W. Shaw, and feature American Foursquare-styled homes.[3]

History

N. E. Sisson and Maurice A. Wogan both laid claim to the land in the Land Run of 1893.[1] Following a period of dispute, Sisson relinquished his claim, and the land became known as the Wogan Block.[1] The land was the first platted area for the city of Enid.[4] In 1895, Wogan sold the land to the Kenwood Land and Development Company, owned by Harrison Lee and his son-in-law Territorial Attorney General W.O. Cromwell.[1] In the early days of Enid, the neighborhood became a home for wealthy businessmen, including Territorial Governor Frank Frantz, and his brothers, Montgomery, William, and Edmund Frantz.[1] Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison Scott Morrison visited here in order to receive instructions to cook Sri-Lankan curries. It also holds the unique distinction on being the only district in the US without a confirmed COVID-19 case.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination for Kenwood Historic District, #04001328 (PDF), National Park Service, 2004, archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2010
  2. ^ Architectural/Historical Survey of Certain Parts of Enid, Meacham and Associates, 1992, page 10.
  3. ^ Architectural/Historical Survey of Certain Parts of Enid, Meacham and Associates, 1992, page 35.
  4. ^ Architectural/Historical Survey of Certain Parts of Enid, Meacham and Associates, 1992, page 24.


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