The group has advocated against demolition of unique Oklahoma City midcentury modern properties like Stage Center and Union Bus Station. The property sits at the end of the road and is surrounded by mature timber giving it a secluded feel with a park-like setting. The First Christian Church, also known as the Egg Church, was torn down on Monday. Since the churchs inception, the goal has always been a church with a heart and a message of sharing Gods love, Jenkins said. Property Features -Close to major highways in OKC -Multiple uses and potential -Investment -Storage facility -RV/boat storage -Landscape or constructi. Crews begin demolition of the First Christian Church building. This 20+ acres has just about everything you need!
It was gone in minutes. The energetic preacher, who believed his parish should be more than a house of Sunday morning worship, put in motion the mission to serve the greater community by building a modern and ambitious campus at the corner of NW 36th Street and N. Walker Avenue. Lynda Ozan, deputy of the Oklahoma Historic Preservation Office, shared her thoughts about the building's demise in a Facebook post: "Those who know me know that I do not use the word 'unique' or refer to an architectural work of art as an 'only' because you never know what you will find around the next corner, but First Christian Church was unique, an only, a beautiful modern work of art. The church traces its roots back to the Oklahoma Land Run, followed by worshipping in downtown Oklahoma City for decades.
This is a wonderful improved pasture of 160 acres. Home - United States - Oklahoma - Frontier Country Oklahoma - Oklahoma County - Commercial Properties. 2017: Building makes Oklahoma's Most Endangered Historic Places list. We're taking our character away, " Faulk said. John Malget, First Christian's senior minister, announces the re-branding of the church, which includes a new name, the Restoration Church of the Dome. Emotions ran high as what used to be a landmark in the city is now debris and rubble. Of the 77 counties in the Sooner State, Oklahoma County ranks 51st in terms of size (718 square miles).
Earlier this month, a commercial real estate firm erected a large for sale sign on the property after the congregation voted to sell the property. 2 million for the development land for sale, according to the Price Edwards and Company sales listing. They preach venue reuse and maintaining architectural heritage. 2020: Church relocates to smaller building on property.
918-766-3908 When purchasing a property listed by Great Plains Land Company, a Buyer's Broker, if applicable, must be identified on first contact and must be present at the initial showing of the property in order to participate in a real estate commission. This development relieves preservationists and others concerned that the building might be in danger of demolition. Extraordinary propertyThere is perhaps no better place to view midcentury modern architecture than Oklahoma City, where homes, office buildings, churches and dwellings epitomize the forward-looking styles and far-fetched characteristics popularized between the end of World War II and 1970. Exit South 1/2 Mile to County Rd 1080. Reports in The Daily Oklahomannote that more than 3, 000 people turned out to mourn "the colorful minister" who was 45, and his spouse, who was 36, at their time of their deaths. The church sits on Walker Avenue and Northwest 36th Street. September 2019: City hall eyes fate of church building. The listing price is $8. In May, Okie Mod Squad, a group of midcentury architecture lovers, celebrated the church and other metro architectural jewels during its inaugural Oklahoma Modernism Weekend.
These two 5 acre tracts would be ideal for a small business looking to build a shop and still have plenty of land for storage. The way to do that is continuing to preserve our architectural heritage. 2011: Church listed on National Register of Historic Places. 1946: Plans begin to build new church with room to grow. The property has a cell tower on the south 5 acres. 2019: Church building makes endangered list again. Alexander, his wife Mary Louise and pilot M. S. Shuman of Enid die in a plane crash during a rainstorm in Pennsylvania. October 2019: Church discusses relocation, Jewel Box Theatre ministry.
We will begin to take bids immediately and notify once a bid has been accepted. News accounts describe him as red-haired, a one-time night club master of ceremonies and determined to usher his church into the future with a new, "modernistic" building, plus a youth building to educate and nurture generations of young people. Land for Sale Near Me. William "Bill" Alexander learns that the school land commission had announced that Epworth Golf Course would be sold at auction. Oklahoma City is blessed to have a lot of great midcentury architecture, said Okie Mod Squad cofounder Lynne Rostochil. For more than half a century, First Christian Church, besides being a community of faith and idol of midcentury modern architecture, with its rounded theater sanctuary, education building, amphitheater and Jewel Box Theatre, has been a community gathering spot. Mostly pasture land with few trees, the grazing oppurtunity for livestock is tough to beat. The resident deer come out of the northern strip of timber to feed at night. For years it produced bedding plants and landscaping ornamentals. 13 miles from Checotah, OK. 69 miles from Tulsa OK. 100 miles from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The initial agreement stated that neither church would demolish the building as long as they owned it.
Youth programs, arts groups, nonprofit organizations, disaster relief programs and others found a welcoming home at First Christian Church, which earler this year was renamed Restoration Church at the Dome. Malget, who remains senior pastor of First Christian, did not return The Oklahoman's phone calls inquiring about the church building's demolition. As yet, the property remains unsold.