National Historic Landmark-Guthrie Historic District

Comprising the commercial core of the city of Guthrie, Oklahoma, the historic district contains mostly two- and three-story commercial buildings made of red brick and/or sandstone constructed between 1889 and 1910.

This outstanding collection of late nineteen and early twentieth century commercial architecture displays the aspirations of the city's founders to create a city worthy of the distinction as the first and only territorial capital of Oklahoma (from 1890 to 1907) and then as the first state capital (from 1907 to 1910).

Guthrie is also significant for its association with the opening of the last frontier to non-Indian settlement and is representative of the attraction and opportunities that cities held for the thousands of settlers who chose not to make their living from the land.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks

Image Courtesy Library of Congress Historic American Building Survey