Branson Building

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Branson Building
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Location531 Barnes St., Alva, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°48′12″N98°40′1″W / 36.80333°N 98.66694°W / 36.80333; -98.66694
Arealess than one acre
Built1905
Architectural stylePlains Commercial
MPS Territorial Buildings in Downtown Alva TR
NRHP reference No. 84000700 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 5, 1984

The Branson Building in Alva, Oklahoma is a Plains Commercial-style building which was built in 1905. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

It is a two-story business block, with a flat roof bordered by a brick frieze. Second-story windows are framed by pilasters; first-story windows are tall, consistent with the high (15 feet (4.6 m)) ceilings inside. There is a corner entrance on the diagonal. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Branson Building". National Park Service. 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2017. With photo from 1982.