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Joseph Carpenter House

Historic building
In Stroud, Oklahoma
0.2 mi from Route 66
National Register of Historic Places

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The Joseph Carpenter House, near Stroud, OK, is a Prairie Style home built in 1913 for Joseph R. Carpenter and his wife, Lovenia Foushee Carpenter. It is considered the oldest and best-kept Prairie Style house in Stroud, a small town in Lincoln County, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands a short walk from the Rock Café, so it adds easily to a Stroud stop.

What is Joseph Carpenter House?

This is a family home in the Prairie Style, the early 1900s American look known for low, horizontal lines. It went up in 1913 as the Carpenters' residence and remains the town's best-preserved example.

Visiting Joseph Carpenter House: tips

This is a private house. View it from the street or public sidewalk and respect the owners' privacy. The Rock Café is only about 0.2 miles away, and a motel is less than half a mile off.

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Rock Café in Stroud, OK

Rock Café

Stroud, Oklahoma · on Route 66

A 1930s sandstone cafe on Stroud's stretch of Route 66, rebuilt after a fire and tied to Pixar's Cars.

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0.2 mi from Joseph Carpenter House

Chandler Bookstore, Oklahoma

Chandler Bookstore

Chandler, Oklahoma · 0.3 mi from Route 66

A 1903 Late Victorian dry goods store in Chandler that later became a family-run bookstore.

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12.8 mi from Joseph Carpenter House

Mascho Building and Public Privy in Chandler, OK

Mascho Building and Public Privy

Chandler, Oklahoma · 0.3 mi from Route 66

An 1897 sandstone grocery in Chandler, built in Richardsonian Romanesque style, with its public privy.

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12.8 mi from Joseph Carpenter House

Chandler Armory, Oklahoma

Chandler Armory

Chandler, Oklahoma · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A 1930s WPA sandstone armory in Chandler that became a Route 66 interpretive center in 2007.

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12.8 mi from Joseph Carpenter House

Boston Store in Chandler, OK

Boston Store

Chandler, Oklahoma · 0.3 mi from Route 66

A rough-cut sandstone store from 1900 in Chandler that has held everything from jewelers to a drugstore.

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12.8 mi from Joseph Carpenter House

Clapp-Cunningham Building in Chandler, OK

Clapp-Cunningham Building

Chandler, Oklahoma · 0.3 mi from Route 66

A Late Victorian commercial block from 1900 in downtown Chandler, built by a Kansas politician.

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12.9 mi from Joseph Carpenter House

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