Cherokee National Capitol

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Cherokee National Capitol
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Cherokee National Capitol
Cherokee National Capitol
Location: 100 South Muskogee Avenue, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°54′44.72″N 94°58′13.89″W / 35.9124222, -94.970525Coordinates: 35°54′44.72″N 94°58′13.89″W / 35.9124222, -94.970525
Built/Founded: 1967
Architect: C.W. Goodlander
Architectural style(s): Italianate
Designated as NHL: July 04, 1961[1]
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[2]
NRHP Reference#: 66000627
Governing body: Local

Cherokee National Capitol, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was the capitol of the Cherokees from 1869 to 1907, when Oklahoma became a state.[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.[1][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Cherokee National Capitol. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ a b Francine Weiss (1980), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Cherokee National CapitolPDF (656 KiB), National Park Service 


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