A. J. Mason Building

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A. J. Mason Building
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Location Tullahassee, Oklahoma
Coordinates 35°50′20″N95°26′18″W / 35.83889°N 95.43833°W / 35.83889; -95.43833
Built1912
NRHP reference No. 85001743 [1]
Added to NRHP8-5-1985

The A. J. Mason Building is a single-story brick building that is the only remaining original structure in Tullahassee, Oklahoma. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places August 5, 1985. [2]

The building reportedly housed a grocery store until sometime in the 1950s. It later housed a nightclub. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register of Historical Places - Oklahoma (OK), Wagoner County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 17, 2008.
  2. "A.J. Mason Building". Oklahoma State University. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
  3. Savage, Beth L., ed. African American Historic Places. National Register of Historic Places. John Wiley & Sons. New York. ISBN   0-471-14345-6. 1994. p. 406. Accessed December 6, 2016