Peter Conser House

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Peter Conser House
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Location47114 Conser Creek Rd., Heavener, Oklahoma
Coordinates 34°50′21″N94°41′21″W / 34.83917°N 94.68917°W / 34.83917; -94.68917 Coordinates: 34°50′21″N94°41′21″W / 34.83917°N 94.68917°W / 34.83917; -94.68917
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1894
NRHP reference No. 71000665 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 21, 1971

The Peter Conser House, in or near Heavener, Oklahoma and/or Hodgen, Oklahoma, was built in 1894 and was the home of Peter Conser from then until his death in 1934. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1]

The listing included two contributing buildings on 4 acres (1.6 ha). [1]

Peter Conser (c.1850-1894) was a Choctaw Nation lawman, the Chief Lighthorseman of the Mosholatubbee District, which is roughly equivalent to being county sheriff in the Choctaw Nation's system of law and order. He fought in the American Civil War as a Confederate soldier, and came to this area after, building a log house which burned in 1870 or 1875. He later built a second house, and then the present house in 1894 using a door and some rafters from the previous ones. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Kent Ruth (February 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Conser (Peter) House". National Park Service . Retrieved June 16, 2017. With two photos from 1969 and 1971.