National Register Record for AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME MISSION HOUSE

Historic Name: AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME MISSION HOUSE
Current Name: AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME MISSION HOUSE
Address: 530 SUMMIT STREET
City: TAHLEQUAH            County: CHEROKEE
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME MISSION HOUSE IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF THE FREE CLASSIC SUBTYPE OF THE QUEEN ANNE STYLE OF AMERICAN DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE AND IT IS VERY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. BUILT IN 1905 BY PROMINENT TAHLEQUAH BUILDER WILLIAM ALSTON, THIS RESOURCE RETAINS A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF INTEGRITY, HAVING NO ALTERATIONS, AND IS CONSTRUCTED ON THE SAME PLAN OF THE NEARBY 1906 ALSTON-BEDWELL HOUSE AT 315 NORTH STATE AVENUE (NRIS# 05001002). THE AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME MISSION HOUSE IS BEING NOMINATED UNDER BOTH CRITERION A FOR ITS STATE-LEVEL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE HISTORY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND NATIVE AMERICAN EDUCATION IN OKLAHOMA AND CRITERION C FOR ITS LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Current Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: EDUCATION
Architectural Style: LATE VICTORIAN: QUEEN ANNE/FREE-CLASSIC
Architect: WILLIAM ALSTON/BUILDER
Year Built: 1905            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 2010