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The community was named Laverne after the old post office was moved to the new site in May 1912. According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, by June 1912, Laverne had 44 businesses, including the Laverne State Bank, the Fox Hotel (NR 78002236) and the Clover Hotel (NR 84003034). Both hotels were built in 1912.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Harper County, Oklahoma, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
English: Laverne's North Main Street District in Laverne, Oklahoma. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America .
Laverne's North Main Street District, in Laverne, Oklahoma, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The listing included 10 contributing buildings. [1] It runs along the north side of Main street, running west from Broadway, and includes Plains Commercial architecture. [2]
After leaving the White House staff, he returned to Oklahoma, where he settled in Tulsa and became a lobbyist for Sun Oil Company. He retired from Sun in 1984 and returned to his ranch in his home town of Laverne, Oklahoma. He continued to do part-time work as a consultant for two Washington law firms until 1988. He died in Laverne in 2013.
U.S. Route 283 passes through the center of town, leading north 30 miles (48 km) to Laverne and south 15 miles (24 km) to Arnett, the Ellis county seat. Oklahoma State Highway 15 passes through the southeast part of Shattuck, leading northeast 30 miles (48 km) to Woodward. The Texas border is 7 miles (11 km) west of Shattuck.
This list of museums in Oklahoma encompasses museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
The Fox Hotel, at Broadway and NE 1st St. in Laverne, Oklahoma, is a historic hotel built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1] Located at an entrance to the Oklahoma panhandle, it was built in 1912 when the railroad arrived. [2]