SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND ARCHITECTS

SHPO Scholarship Application Deadline May 2, 2011

The State Historic Preservation Office is pleased to offer special opportunities to college and university students and architects who attend Wide Open for Preservation:  Oklahoma's 23rd Annual Statewide Preservation Conference to be held June 8-10 in downtown Guymon (full conference registration and program details available in late April).

The SHPO encourages college and university students planning preservation-related careers to attend the conference.  So, we are offering twenty (20) scholarships on a first-come basis to qualified Oklahoma college and university students.  The scholarship covers the conference registration fee, and the application deadline is 5:00pm, Monday, May 2.  For details and an application form contact Melvena Heisch, Deputy SHPO, at (405)522-4484 or mheisch@okhistory.org.  You may also visit the SHPO's website.

The SHPO believes that the conference program includes many beneficial sessions for architects and encourages them to take advantage of the conference for professional development purposes.  Registered architects can earn American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (AIA/CES) learning unit hours for their attendance, and they will only be charged the conference registration fee.  Self report your attendance at http://www.aia.org/education/index.htm.  The SHPO will provide written learning objectives and a certificate of attendance.

The three concurrent tracks of sessions include:

TRACK A:  Preservation in the Wide Open Spaces, featuring the archeological and historic resources of the Great Plains and efforts to preserve them.

TRACK B:  Old is the New Green, addressing how rehabilitation work is good for the environment and how new technology can be used in preservation projects.  (Track B title used with permission of Preservation Alliance of Minnesota.)

TRACK C:  The Local Preservation Environment, focusing on the development of successful community preservation programs and how they support community revitalization efforts. 

The plenary session will feature J. Paul Loether, Chief, National Historic Landmarks/National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service.  He will discuss historic landscapes, the importance of historic setting, the challenges in balancing our needs for alternative energy sources and protection of historic places. His national perspective will help guide Oklahoma's preservation community as we focus on this complex new issue.

WAVERLEY HISTORIC DISTRICT PARLOR TOUR

APRIL 28, 2011, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m, Enid, OK 

(For Registered Attendees at OHS Annual Meeting)

Tour includes first-floor foyers, parlors & dining rooms.

Waverley hostesses are available to discuss information about homes.

1223 W Maine (Home of Joe & Marit Watson).  This C1910 Colonial Revival

(foursquare) style home was originally the home of Everett & Pearl Purcell (Enid Events Publisher). Features include arched entry ways on the porch, paired ribbon windows on the second floor, restored hardwood floors/staircase, large parlor & an arched doorway leading to the remodeled kitchen.

1224 W Maine  (Home of Arnold & Sharon Kenyon).  This C1909 Colonial Revival (foursquare) style home was formerly the home of John Decker (Decker Department Store); a First Baptist Church Parsonage; & the Worthington Bed and Breakfast.  Home features two parlors, hardwood floors, pocket doors, & built-in bench seat in family room. 

1308 W Maine  (Home of August & Terri Schaeffer).  This C1909 Colonial-Revival (foursquare) style home was formerly home of Hattie Fowler (downtown mercantile owner) & the Angel's Keep Bed and Breakfast.  Features include beveled-glass sidelights, stained-glass window by stairs, pocket doors in dining room & a magnificent kitchen.

1402 W Maine  (Home of Tim & Christine Coffman).  This C1920 Italian-Renaissance style home was built by Harry & Lucile Alton (Secretary & Treasurer, Alton Mercantile Co.).  Features include an L-shaped porch, funeral-style front doors, an oversized parlor with an original tiled fireplace mantel, built-in bookcases, & antique furnishings.

1323 W Broadway (Home of Donald & Shirley Marquardt). This C1909 Neo-Classical Revival style home was built by Joseph & Clarissa McCristy (Enid Mill & Elevator Co.); later home to Charlie & Vivian Knox (Knox Oil Co.) & Grammy Winner, Michael Hedges.  Features include a 360 degree free-standing spiral staircase, an original crystal chandelier, & tapestry on the dining-room walls. 

1102 W Oklahoma  (Home of Terri Presa).  This C1920 Bungalow Craftsman Style home was built by Roy & Carrie Hacker (Manager, Enid Milling Co.).  Features include original fireplace mantel, vintage furniture and artifacts from the historic homeowner. 

The tour is sponsored by Waverley Historic District Neighborhood Association, Inc.  Waverley Historic District is an Enid Historic District & a National Register of Historic Places Historic District.  A Historic Roadside Marker, located in the 1300 Block W Broadway Avenue, tells the history of the district.  Walking tour brochures are available at the roadside marker.   

The tour is free to registered attendees at the Oklahoma Historical Society Annual Meeting, but a ticket must be presented for entry.  Tickets will be included with the annual meeting material at the registration table.