National Register Record for JAMES CARL SR. AND LUCILLE JOHNSON FAMILY HOUSE

Historic Name: JAMES CARL SR. AND LUCILLE JOHNSON FAMILY HOUSE
Current Name: JAMES CARL SR. AND LUCILLE JOHNSON FAMILY HOUSE
Address: 202 E. GORE BLVD
City: LAWTON            County: COMANCHE
Section: 29           Township: 02N           Range: 11W          
Description of significance: THE JAMES CARL, SR. AND LUCILLE JOHNSON FAMILY HOUSE IS LISTED UNDER CRITERION A, ETHNIC HERITAGE/BLACK, FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAWTON'S AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE VICINITY OF DOUGLASS SCHOOL (NR# 8001148) AND ITS LOCATION IN THE FIRST ALL-BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD IN LAWTON, OKLAHOMA. THE JAMES CARL, SR., AND LUCILLE JOHNSON FAMILY HOUSE WAS ERECTED IN 1938 AND IS PLATTED AS LOT ONE AND LOT TWO IN BLOCK 17 OF THE VERNON I ADDITION, WHICH WAS INCORPORATED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY OF LAWTON IN 1930 AS AN EXCLUSIVELY BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROPERTY HAS THREE CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS: THE SINGLE-STORY MAIN HOUSE, A DETACHED ONE-CAR GARAGE (ADDED IN 1946), AND A SECONDARY, SINGLE-STORY DWELLING, REFERRED TO BY THE FAMILY AS “THE LITTLE HOUSE,” BUILT CA. 1944, WHEN IT WAS MENTIONED IN A DEED RECORD. THE JOHNSON FAMILY HOUSE IS SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS ROLE IN THE FAMILY'S CONNECTION TO THE ALL-BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD, THE CITY OF LAWTON, THE SEGREGATION OF THE LAWTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND THE INFLUENCE OF ALBERT JOHNSON SR. ON THE COMMUNITY.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DWELLING
Current Function: DWELLING
Area of Significance 1: CRITERION A - ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: BUNGALOW
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1938. CA. 1944. 1946            Original Site: None
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: SEPTEMBER 2024