Oklahoma - Pittsburg County
Pittsburg County Oklahoma has 32 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Blackburn's Station Site, Choate Cabin, Perryville and Warden's House and Aldridge Hotel.

Several famous people are associated with these Pittsburg County historic places including George W. Choate and J.J. McAlester.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Pittsburg County places including P.H. Weathers, George W. Choate, Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Guy C. Reid, Harmon & Mattison, Civil Works Authority, Dewey Treece, W.D. Lovell, Cowen Construction Co. and J.J. Walsh. Prominent architectural styles found in Pittsburg Country are Art Deco, Romanesque and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Aldridge Hotel (added 1995 - - #95001408)
200 E. Carl Albert Pkwy. , McAlester
Shiningstar1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Reid, Guy C., Harmon & Mattison
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Communications Facility, Energy Facility, Financial Institution, Hotel, Restaurant, Road-Related, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Blackburn's Station Site (added 1973 - - #73001568)
9 mi. SE of Pittsburg , Pittsburg
Breedjr4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Communications
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
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Busby Office Building (added 1979 - - #79002021)
113 E. Carl Albert Pkwy. , McAlester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Busby,R.H.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
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Busby Theatre (added 1979 - - #79002022)
Also known as Church of Christ
Washington Ave. and 2nd St. , McAlester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
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Canadian Jail and Livery Stable (added 1980 - - #80003295)
Also known as Pitchfork Youth Camp
Off OK 113 , Canadian
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Outdoor Recreation
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Choate Cabin (added 1979 - - #79002019)
2nd and Walnut Sts. , Indianola
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Choate,George W.
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Choate,George W.
Significant Year:
1966, 1867
Area of Significance:
Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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Cole Chapel School (added 1988 - - #88001411)
N of Hartshorne , Hartshorne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Economics, Education, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Religion
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Federal Building and US Courthouse (added 2000 - - #00000242)
Also known as Carl F. Albert Federal Building
Jct. of 3rd and Carl Albert Parkway , McAlester
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lovell, W.D., Wenderoth, Oscar
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office, Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Government Office
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First Presbyterian Church (added 1979 - - #79003139)
Also known as Christian Science Society
101 E. Washington Ave. , McAlester
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Walsh,J.J.
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
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Hokey's Drugstore (added 1979 - - #79002020)
Also known as Old Country Store
Main and Washington Sts , Krebs
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
International Temple, Supreme Assembly, Order of the Rainbow for Girls (added 2013 - - #13000393)
315 E. Carl Albert Pkwy., McAlester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
L'Ouverture Gymnasium (added 2006 - - #06000486)
Jct. of S 14th St. and E Chickasaw Ave. , McAlester
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Economics
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Lee, Jeff, Park Bath House and Pool (added 1988 - - #88001413)
Third and Fillmore Sts. , McAlester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Economics, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
Mass Grave of the Mexican Miners (added 1980 - - #80003297)
Mount Calvary Cemetery , McAlester
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Hispanic, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
McAlester Armory (added 1988 - - #88001412)
Third and Polk Sts. , McAlester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Economics, Architecture, Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Military Facility
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Arms Storage, Military Facility
More Information:
McAlester DX (added 1980 - - #80004288)
5th St. and Carl Albert Pkwy. , McAlester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Treece,Dewey
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
McAlester Downtown Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000065)
McAlester, McAlester
Adem20, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1974 AD
McAlester House (added 1980 - - #80004289)
14 E. Smith Ave. , McAlester
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
McAlester,J.J.
Significant Year:
1870
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
McAlester Scottish Rite Temple (added 1980 - - #80004521)
Also known as Masonic Temple
2nd St. and Adams Ave. , McAlester
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Schmitt,William T.
Architectural Style:
Other, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Performing Arts, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
More Information:
Mine Rescue Station Building (added 1980 - - #80004290)
507-509 E. 3rd St. , McAlester
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Economics, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
New State School (added 1988 - - #88001414)
S of Hartshorne near North Fork Elm Creek , Hartshorne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Economics, Education, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
OKLA Theater (added 2003 - - #03000513)
18 E. Choctaw , McAlester
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cowen Construction Co., Dunne, W. Scott
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Perryville (added 1972 - - #72001076)
SW of McAlester on U.S. 69 , McAlester
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Transportation, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Pittsburg County Courthouse (added 1984 - - #84003415)
Washington Ave. , McAlester
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Layton,Hicks & Forsyth
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Pittsburg School and Gymnasium (added 1988 - - #88001415)
Off OK 63 , Pittsburg
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Economics, Education, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
School, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
School, Sport Facility
More Information:
Rock Creek Bridge (added 2008 - - #08000853)
Also known as Structure #61N4097E1631633000
Carries Co. Rd. NS-409.7 over Rock Creek , Blanco
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Garden
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Garden
More Information:
Saints Cyril and Methodius Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church (added 2017 - - #100001594)
501 South 3rd Street, Hartshorne
Boplanman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1916-1916 AD
Scipio School (added 1988 - - #88001416)
NW of McAlester , McAlester
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Economics, Education, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Southern Ice and Cold Storage Company (added 1979 - - #79002023)
338 E. Choctaw Ave. , Pittsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
More Information:
St. Joseph's Catholic Church (added 1980 - - #80003296)
Off OK 31 , Krebs
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
European, Hispanic, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Tipton Ridge School (added 1988 - - #88001417)
N of Blocker , Blocker
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Economics, Education, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Warden's House (added 2005 - - #05000615)
Also known as Oklahoma State Penitentiary Warden's House
Penitentiary Blvd and West St. , McAlester
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weathers, P.H.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Single Dwelling
More Information:
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