National Register Record for EDWARDS-HARDAWAY HOMESTEAD AND CEMETERY

Historic Name: EDWARDS-HARDAWAY HOMESTEAD AND CEMETERY
Current Name: None
Address: SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 22 EAST
City: RED OAK            County: LATIMER
Section: 15           Township: 6N           Range: 22E          
Description of significance: THE EDWARDS-HARDAWAY HOMESTEAD AND CEMETERY IS SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH ETHNIC HISTORY: NATIVE AMERICAN AND COMMERCE. AS A PROMINENT FAMILY WITHIN THE CHOCTAW NATION, THIS LOCATION IS A MONUMENT TO THE ETHNIC AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN TERRITORY DURING THE MID-TO-LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS THE ONLY EXTANT BUILDING ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUTTERFIELD OVERLAND MAIL STAGE ROUTE.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DOMESTIC/SINGLE DWELLING; DOMESTIC/SECONDARY STRUCTURE; FUNERARY/CEMETERY
Current Function: VACANT/NOT IN USE; FUNERARY/CEMETERY
Area of Significance 1: ETHNIC HERITAGE: NATIVE AMERICAN
Area of Significance 2: COMMERCE
Architectural Style: DOGTROT
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1850, 1870, 1890            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 2021