National Register of Historic Places listings in Comanche County, Oklahoma facts for kids

Location of Comanche County in Oklahoma

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Comanche County, Oklahoma.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Comanche 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.

There are 34 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 24, 2017.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Arrastra Site		May 11, 1981 (#81000455)	Cedar Plantation, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge 34°45′10″N 98°34′34″W	Cache	Spanish-style arrastra from the 19th Century, located at a bend in Cedar Creek.
2	Balloon Hanger at Henry Post Army Airfield		November 20, 2015 (#15000826)	5037 Tucker Rd. 34°39′04″N 98°23′53″W	Fort Sill
3	Mattie Beal House		August 19, 1975 (#75001564)	5th St. and Summit Ave. 34°35′44″N 98°23′41″W	Lawton
4	Blockhouse on Signal Mountain		November 29, 1978 (#78002228)	Off Mackenzie Hill Rd. 34°40′27″N 98°29′25″W	Fort Sill
5	Boulder Cabin		May 11, 1981 (#81000456)	Northwest of Cache, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge 34°42′06″N 98°40′30″W	Cache
6	Buffalo Lodge		May 11, 1981 (#81000457)	Northwest of Cache 34°44′00″N 98°42′38″W	Cache
7	Building 309, Fort Sill Indian School		October 15, 1973 (#73001559)	Eastern edge of Lawton, off U.S. Route 62 34°37′23″N 98°22′51″W	Lawton
8	Camp Comanche Site		May 12, 1977 (#77001091)	Address Restricted	Fort Sill
9	Carnegie Library		August 19, 1976 (#76001560)	B Ave. and 5th St. 34°36′24″N 98°23′40″W	Lawton
10	Central Fire Station		September 7, 2016 (#16000618)	623 SW. D Ave. 34°36′15″N 98°23′53″W	Lawton	Still in use by the Lawton Fire Department.
11	Chiefs Knoll, Fort Sill Post Cemetery		May 16, 1978 (#78002229)	Macomb and Burrill Rds. 34°40′10″N 98°23′42″W	Fort Sill	Final resting place of several indigenous chiefs of the Red River War, including Quanah Parker, Satanta, Satank, and Kicking Bird.
12	Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery		February 4, 2014 (#12000437)	Henry Post Army Airfield, 4900 Area 34°38′32″N 98°23′33″W	Fort Sill
13	Douglass School		November 25, 2008 (#08001148)	102 E. Gore Boulevard 34°36′35″N 98°23′08″W	Lawton	Closed in 2011 and currently used as a Professional Development Center by the school district.
14	Federal Building and US Courthouse		March 24, 2000 (#00000243)	410 SW Fifth St. 34°36′11″N 98°23′40″W	Lawton
15	Ferguson House		May 11, 1981 (#81000458)	Northwest of Cache 34°43′00″N 98°36′20″W	Cache	Former residence located within the boundaries of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Vacant and open for many years, it has since been boarded up to deter trespassing.
16	First Christian Church		March 12, 1985 (#85000566)	701 D Ave. 34°36′16″N 98°23′54″W	Lawton
17	First Presbyterian Church of Lawton		December 14, 1979 (#79001990)	8th St. and D Ave. 34°36′13″N 98°23′58″W	Lawton
18	First State Bank of Indiahoma		November 6, 1980 (#80003261)	Main St. 34°37′10″N 98°45′06″W	Indiahoma	Building no longer exists. It was razed sometime around 1981.
19	Fort Sill		October 15, 1966 (#66000629)	U.S. Route 62 34°40′13″N 98°23′15″W	Fort Sill
20	General Officers Quarters		April 14, 1975 (#75001563)	1310 Shanklin Circle 34°40′42″N 98°23′42″W	Fort Sill
21	Gore Pit District		November 21, 1980 (#80004520)	Straddling Gore Boulevard east of central Lawton 34°36′29″N 98°22′15″W	Lawton
22	Indian Cemeteries		August 10, 1977 (#77001510)	Fort Sill Military Reservation 34°42′06″N 98°22′09″W	Fort Sill	Includes the Beef Creek Apache Cemetery, final resting place of Geronimo.
23	Ingram House		May 11, 1981 (#81000459)	Northeast of Cache 34°43′22″N 98°36′09″W	Cache
24	Lawton High School		February 27, 1997 (#97000197)	809 C Ave. 34°36′21″N 98°24′01″W	Lawton	Lawton High School is no longer at this location. Building now acts as city hall.
25	Lawton National Guard Armory		June 5, 2007 (#07000519)	600 Northwest Cache Rd. 34°37′21″N 98°23′51″W	Lawton
26	Mahoney-Clark House		December 8, 1982 (#82001494)	513-515 W. Gore Ave. 34°36′34″N 98°23′46″W	Lawton
27	Medicine Bluffs		December 31, 1974 (#74001659)	Medicine Bluff Creek 34°41′03″N 98°25′00″W	Fort Sill	Shouting "Geronimo" before a jump originates in a legend about the Apache warrior making an impossible jump from the bluffs.
28	Medicine Park Hotel and Annex		September 25, 1979 (#79001991)	E. Lake Dr. 34°43′41″N 98°30′05″W	Medicine Park	Includes the historic Old Plantation restaurant.
29	Meers Mining Camp		January 20, 1978 (#78002230)	20 miles (32 km) northwest of Lawton 34°46′57″N 98°34′45″W	Lawton	Former mining town, reduced to a rural neighborhood outside the Wichita Mountains. The Meers Store & Restaurant is still open, and noted for its hamburgers.
30	Methodist Episcopal Church, South		March 12, 1985 (#85000567)	702 D Ave. 34°36′14″N 98°23′54″W	Lawton
31	Old Tower Two		December 31, 1974 (#74001660)	Northwest of Lawton at the junction of Signal Mountain and Tower Two Rds. 34°40′24″N 98°26′48″W	Fort Sill	Old observation tower used by Field Artillerymen on Fort Sill from 1911-1918.
32	Quanah Parker Star House		September 29, 1970 (#70000532)	Eagle Park 34°37′42″N 98°38′34″W	Cache	Former home of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker. Moved from its original location, it now resides on the side of the long-closed Eagle Park, and is open only by appointment.
33	Penateka		November 7, 1976 (#76001559)	3.5 miles west of Elgin on U.S. Route 277 34°46′48″N 98°22′09″W	Elgin
34	Henry Post Air Field		January 30, 1978 (#78002231)	North of Lawton on Fort Sill 34°38′40″N 98°23′47″W	Fort Sill