Press Release
February 13, 2025
Contact: Michael Mayes
State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma Historical Society
Office: 405-522-4479
[email protected]
www.okhistory.org/shpo
Okeene Oil Co. Updated in the National Register of Historic Places
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Historical Society and State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) are pleased to announce the National Register of Historic Places designation for the following property in Oklahoma. The National Register of Historic Places is our nation’s official list of properties significant in our past.
Blaine County
Okeene Oil Co.
101 N. Main St., Okeene
With the recent notice of additional information, the Okeene Oil Co. service station located at 101 N. Main St. in Okeene has been updated in the National Register of Historic Places to reflect its correct historical name. Nominated for its association with commerce in Okeene and its Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, the Okeene Oil Co., constructed in 1928 by H.H. Dohe, is an excellent early example of a service station and its importance to travelers who depended on having gas, parts, and repairs available in the community, and as the only station in Blaine County certified to sell petrol during World War II. Members of the local Naylor family would own and operate the Okeene Oil Co. until 1950 when they sold their last shares of the company. Today the building is owned by the Okeene Historic Preservation Group and is used as a civic area for the community, a welcome center and a small retail store featuring Made in Oklahoma items.
Listing in the National Register of Historic Places is an honorific designation that provides recognition, limited protection and, in some cases, financial incentives for these important properties. The SHPO identifies, evaluates and nominates properties for this special designation.
The State Historic Preservation Office is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society. The mission of the Oklahoma Historical Society is to collect, preserve and share the history and culture of the state of Oklahoma and its people. Founded in 1893 by members of the Territorial Press Association, the OHS maintains museums, historic sites and affiliates across the state. Through its research archives, exhibits, educational programs and publications the OHS chronicles the rich history of Oklahoma. For more information about the OHS, please visit www.okhistory.org.
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