Creek National Capitol
United States historic place in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Built 1878. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Creek National Capitol, also known as Creek Council House, is a building in downtown Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States. It was the capitol of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation from 1878 until 1907. They had established their capital at Okmulgee in 1867, after the American Civil War.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 6th St. and Grand Ave., Okmulgee, OK |
| County | Okmulgee County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000632 |
| Built | 1878 |
| Type of place | capitol building |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 6th St. and Grand Ave., Okmulgee, OK |
| Website | creekcouncilhouse.net ↗ |
| Coordinates | 35.62280, -95.97200 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Oklahoma City National Memorial · 87 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Gentry Creek 19 mi · Heyburn Park 29 mi · Mill Creek (Ok) 30 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000632. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.