[MainstreetTowns] vacant historic properties

[Info Historic Greenwood District]

  Lynda,

We were able to attend the webinar and were encouraged by what we heard.
There is a vacant building we would be interested in moving forward - the
Evans Fintube building, 116 N Lansing, in the Historic Greenwood District.

All the best,
HGDMS

On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM Lynda Ozan <Lynda.Ozan at history.ok.gov>
wrote:

> All:
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> If you attended yesterday’s session on Asset or Albatross, Shelly
> explained that they had the most success with churches and reuse (expanded
> use) when they walked people through the entire property (including parking
> lots and vacant land) because most people don’t know everything about a
> property. Think about how different the outcome might have been for First
> Christian Church (Egg Church) in Oklahoma City if people knew the education
> wing had extensive plumbing for bathrooms; that the theater systems had
> been updated in the theater-in-the-round wing;  that the pulpit came up
> from the basement like an elevator; that it had so much extra land to
> support 1200 parking spaces, an outdoor theater and a separate school
> building. All of which has been demo’s and will soon be a new mixed-use
> development.
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> With that said, the SHPO would like to start a social media piece every
> two weeks that will focus on a NRHP listed property in a Main Street
> community that is currently vacant. The idea is to engage the local
> community on creative ideas for use. I’m not necessary talking about
> turning a building into a skate park or a training facility for the circus
> (watch the video of her presentation) but just to get people talking about
> the vacant buildings and potential uses.
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> The property that immediately came to mind is the former Post
> Office,/current Police Station in Sapulpa. Such a beautiful piece of
> historic architecture (listed in the NRHP) that people are talking about
> demolishing for a new building.
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> If you are interested in participating, send me an email with a photograph
> and address of the property(ies) you would like to focus on in your
> community and we will get started.
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> *Lynda Ozan*
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> DEPUTY STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER
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> Oklahoma Historical Society
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> 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive
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> Oklahoma City, OK 73105
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> 405-522-4484
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> okhistory.org
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-- 
Burlinda Radney
Interim Executive Director
Historic Greenwood District Main Street, Inc. (HGDMS)
info at historicgreenwooddistrict.com
burlinda.radney at gmail.com
918.408.5064 mobile
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