National Register Record for DR. W. H. SLAUGHTER HOUSE

Historic Name: DR. W. H. SLAUGHTER HOUSE
Current Name: SAME
Address: 3101 NORTHEAST 50TH STREET
City: OKLAHOMA CITY            County: OKLAHOMA
Section: 7           Township: 12N           Range: 2W          
Description of significance: THE DR. W. H. SLAUGHTER HOUSE, ERECTED IN 1937, IS SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION B FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH DR. WYATT HARDY SLAUGHTER, OKLAHOMA CITY'S FIRST NON-WHITE DOCTOR AND ONE OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY'S MOST PROMINENT AND INFLUENTIAL MEDICAL, BUSINESS, AND CIVIC LEADERS. AS A PHYSICIAN, SLAUGHTER ESTABLISHED VARIOUS MEDICAL OFFICES AND A HOSPITAL AND FOUNDED THE STATE'S AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION; AS A BUSINESSMAN, HE ERECTED NUMEROUS BUILDINGS IN THE DEEP DEUCE/NORTHEAST 2ND STREET SEGREGATED AREA OF OKLAHOMA CITY AND HELPED FOUND THE NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE; AS A CIVIC LEADER HE CAMPAIGNED FOR WORLD WAR II BONDS, PUBLIC AMENITIES SUCH AS THE YMCA, AND A NEW HIGH SCHOOL FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS; AS AN ENTREPRENEUR HE DEVELOPED SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL PLATS IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA CITY. HE WAS ALSO A TRUSTEE OF MEHARRY UNIVERSITY. DR. SLAUGHTER'S HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES RETAIN A HIGH DEGREE OF OF INTEGRITY OF LOCATION, SETTING, DESIGN, MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP, FEELING, AND ASSOCIATION AND STILL TRANSMITS APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ABOUT DR. WYATT HARDY SLAUGHTER, A SIGNIFICANT PERSON IN OKLAHOMA CITY'S HISTORY. FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH DR. SLAUGHTER, UNDER THE AREA OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK HISTORY, THE PROPERTY IS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER UNDER CRITERION B FOR THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE FROM 1937 TO 1952. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 12/20/2018.

Type: BUILDINGS, STRUCTURE, OBJECT
Historic Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING DOMESTIC: SECONDARY STRUCTURE
Current Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING DOMESTIC: SECONDARY STRUCTURE LANDSCAPE: OBJECT
Area of Significance 1: ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS: CRAFTSMAN/VERNACULAR
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1937            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: FEBRUARY 2018