National Register Record for "SPIRIT OF THE AMERICAN DOUGHBOY" STATUE

Historic Name: "SPIRIT OF THE AMERICAN DOUGHBOY" STATUE
Current Name: None
Address: 1001 HONOR HEIGHTS DR
City: MUSKOGEE            County: MUSKOGEE
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE “SPIRIT OF THE AMERICAN DOUGHBOY” STATUE AT THE MUSKOGEE VAMC IS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A- ETHNIC HERITAGE: NATIVE AMERICAN WITH CONSIDERATION CRITERION F AT THE STATE LEVEL AS A COMMEMORATIVE PROPERTY. THOUGH THE VIQUESNEY DESIGN IS COMMON, THE STATUE ACHIEVES SIGNIFICANCE AS A REPRESENTATION OF THE PRIDE HELD BY MEMBERS OF THE FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES IN THE WARTIME SERVICE OF FELLOW MEMBERS. THE STATUE THEREFORE QUALIFIES AS A COMMEMORATIVE PROPERTY UNDER CRITERIA CONSIDERATION F. BECAUSE THE STATUE IS INTACT, IN GOOD CONDITION, AND IS LOCATED ON THE SAME SITE AS IT WAS WHEN DEDICATED, IT THEREFORE RETAINS INTEGRITY OF MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP, DESIGN, SETTING, AND LOCATION. GIVEN ITS DEDICATION TO AMERICAN INDIAN VETERANS, THE STATUE’S PLACEMENT ON THE GROUNDS OF A VETERANS’ HOSPITAL IS PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE AND ENHANCES THE MONUMENT’S INTEGRITY OF FEELING AND ASSOCIATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE MUSKOGEE VETERANS HOSPITAL WAS RENAMED THE JACK C. MONTGOMERY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER IN 2006 IN HONOR OF JACK C. MONTGOMERY, A MEMBER OF THE CHEROKEE NATION AND A HIGHLY DECORATED WORLD WAR II AMERICAN VETERAN. THE MUSKOGEE VAMC WAS THE FIRST SUCH FACILITY TO BE NAMED FOR AN AMERICAN INDIAN.

Type: None
Historic Function: WORK OF ART
Current Function: WORK OF ART
Area of Significance 1: ETHNIC HERITAGEl NATIVE AMERICAN
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: None
Architect: ERNEST MOORE VISQUESNEY
Year Built: 1924-1925            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 2014