National Register Record for ABE LINCOLN TRADING COMPANY

Historic Name: ABE LINCOLN TRADING COMPANY
Current Name: None
Address: NORTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET, 175 FEET WEST OF CLEARVIEW ROAD
City: CLEARVIEW            County: OKFUSKEE
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE ABE LINCOLN TRADING COMPANY IN CLEARVIEW, OKFUSKEE COUNTY, IS LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION A IN THE AREAS OF ETHNIC HERITAGE/BLACK AND COMMERCE, FOR A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE FROM C. 1903 TO 1973; UNDER CRITERION A IN THE AREA OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, FOR A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE FROM C. 1903 TO 1910; AND UNDER CRITERION C IN THE AREA OF ARCHITECTURE, FOR A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE LIMITED TO THE APPROXIMATE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (C. 1903). A RARE SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF AN EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY BUILDING IN CLEARVIEW, THE BUILDING IS REPRESENTATIVE OF A PLANNED ALL-BLACK TOWN DURING ITS ZENITH. LISTED 12/11/2023.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: COMMERCE/TRADE
Current Function: VACANT/NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: ETHNIC HERITAGE/BLACK
Area of Significance 2: COMMERCE
Architectural Style: LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS/COMMERCIAL
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: C. 1903            Original Site: YES
Condition: None
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 2023