National Register Record for LANGSTON JAIL

Historic Name: LANGSTON JAIL
Current Name: LANGSTON JAIL
Address: 205 DREXEL STREET
City: LANGSTON            County: LOGAN
Section: 13           Township: 17N           Range: 01W          
Description of significance: THE LANGSTON JAIL IS LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION A - LAW, AND CRITERION C - ARCHITECTURE, AS A RARE SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF A ONE-ROOM NATIVE-STONE JAIL CONSTRUCTED THROUGH A NEW DEAL ERA FEDERAL PROGRAM. BUILT IN 1935, IT REFLECTS THE PRACTICE OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR TEMPORARY DETAINMENT AS PUNISHMENT AND/OR IN PREPERATION FOR TRANSFER TO ANOTHER FACILITY. THE LANGSTON JAIL IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST KNOWN EXTANT FEDERAL RELIEF PROGRAM SMALL JAILS BUILT IN OKLAHOMA, AND THE ONLY ONE-ROOM JAIL KNOWN TO BE FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION (FERA) IN THE STATE. FURTHERMORE, IT IS THE ONLY KNOWN EXTANT NEW DEAL PROGRAM-FUNDED JAIL IN AN ALL-BLACK TOWN.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: TOWN JAIL
Current Function: VACANT
Area of Significance 1: CRITERION A - LAW
Area of Significance 2: CRITERION C - ARCHITECTURE. ONE-ROOM JAIL
Architectural Style: ONE-ROOM NATIVE STONE JAIL
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1935            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 3/7/2025