The Sod House, which is also known as Marshall McCully Sod House, is a sod house built in 1894. It is located in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma approximately four miles north of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma.[2][3]
Sod House | |
 The Sod House, April 2024 | |
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| Nearest city | Cleo Springs, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 36°28′17″N 98°25′23″W / 36.47139°N 98.42306°W |
| Built | 1894 |
| Architect | McCully, Marshall |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000526[1][2] |
| Added to NRHP | September 29, 1970 |
History
editThe Sod House was built by Marshal McCully in 1894.[3] Sod houses were constructed by settlers of southern and western Oklahoma Territory because there was not enough timber to build wooden houses.[4] The sod house near Cleo Springs is the only remaining sod house in Oklahoma that was built by settlers.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1] The Sod House Museum (under the Oklahoma Historical Society) maintains the structure.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Oklahoma's National Register Handbook, Oklahoma City: State Historic Preservation Office--Oklahoma Historical Society, January 1, 2015. Accessed March 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Sod House Museum," Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed March 10, 2015.
- ^ Heisch, Melvena Thurman. "Sod House," Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Accessed March 10, 2015.
External links
edit- Sod House Museum - Oklahoma Historical Society