Kenwood Historic District (Enid, Oklahoma)

Kenwood Historic District
Location North boundary is Oak, south is Maple, east is Washington, and west is Madison street, Enid, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°24′3″N 97°53′0″W / 36.40083°N 97.88333°W / 36.40083; -97.88333Coordinates: 36°24′3″N 97°53′0″W / 36.40083°N 97.88333°W / 36.40083; -97.88333
Architect R.W. Shaw, A.A. Crowell
Architectural style Prairie School American Foursquares, Bungalow Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Shingle, Neoclassical, Tudor Revival[1]
NRHP Reference # 04001328
Added to NRHP 2004

The Kenwood Historic District is located north west of downtown Enid, Oklahoma and is named for Kenwood Boulevard, a diagonal street created in 1894. The neighborhood encompasses 160 acres (0.65 km2) of housing created between 1895 and 1915.[2] Houses in the district were designed by A.A. Crowell and R.W. Shaw, and feature American Foursquare styled homes.[3]

History

N. E. Sisson and Maurice A. Wogan both laid claim to the land in the Land Run of 1893.[1] Following a period of dispute, Sisson relinquished his claim, and the land became known as the Wogan Block.[1] The land was the first platted area for the city of Enid.[4] In 1895, Wogan sold the land to the Kenwood Land and Development Company, owned by Harrison Lee and his son-in-law Territorial Attorney General W.O. Cromwell.[1] In the early days of Enid, the neighborhood became a home for wealthy businessmen, including Territorial Governor Frank Frantz, and his brothers, Montgomery, William, and Edmund Frantz.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination for Kenwood Historic District, #04001328 (PDF), National Park Service, 2004
  2. ↑ Architectural/Historical Survey of Certain Parts of Enid , Meacham and Associates, 1992, page 10.
  3. ↑ Architectural/Historical Survey of Certain Parts of Enid, Meacham and Associates, 1992, page 35.
  4. ↑ Architectural/Historical Survey of Certain Parts of Enid, Meacham and Associates, 1992, page 24.


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