Pawnee Agency and Boarding School Historic District

Bureau of Indian Affairs
Original school building, now the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Location Pawnee, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°20′8″N 96°47′24″W / 36.33556°N 96.79000°W / 36.33556; -96.79000Coordinates: 36°20′8″N 96°47′24″W / 36.33556°N 96.79000°W / 36.33556; -96.79000
Area 29 acres (12 ha)
Built 1932
NRHP Reference # 00001577[1]
Added to NRHP December 28, 2000
Map of the Boarding School Historic District

The Pawnee Agency and Boarding School District lies east of the city of Pawnee in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. Other names are: Pawnee Indian Agency, Pawnee Indian School and Pawnee Indian Boarding School. The District occupies approximately 29 acres (12 ha) of the Pawnee Tribal Reserve, a 726 acres (294 ha) tract that is owned by the Pawnee tribe. Black Bear Creek divides the District from the town. The Pawnee Agency was established as a post office on May 4, 1876.<ref name="EOHC-"Pawnee">Wilson, Linda D. "Pawnee." Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed November 9, 2015.</ref>

NRHP listing

The Pawnee Indian Agency and Superintendent's house, also within the District, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1973, under Criteria A and C.[lower-alpha 1] The period of significance is defined by the NRHP as 1876 to 1950. There are a total of 20 additional buildings/structures that are "contributing", and nine "non-contributing" buildings/structures in the District. "Non-contributing" structures are either modern or have obscure histories.[2]

Contributing structures

Notes

  1. ↑ NRHP Criterion A is "…property that is associated with events that that have made a significant contribution to the broad sweep of our history." Criterion C is "Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic value, a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction."[2]

References

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  1. ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Nancy M. McClure. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pawnee Agency and Boarding School Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service date= September 5, 2000. Retrieved 2014-11-10. and 28 photos
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