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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Kennedy Mansion". National Park Service. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Okmulgee Downtown Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ↑ "Architectural/Historical Survey of Portions of The City of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, p.65". Mary Jane Ward, August 1993 (accessed on Oklahoma Digital Prairie). Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ↑ "502 S. Okmulgee Ave, Okmulgee, OK 74447". Zillow. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
