Severs Block

Built between 1904 and 1907, the Severs Block at 101 E. 6th St. in Okmulgee, Oklahoma is a two-story generally rectangular brick building which incorporates an earlier two-story stone building (now the west wall and a part of the rear wall).

[2][4][5] Frederick Severs himself expanded his building with the new construction that included storefronts and office space.

[2] The original Severs Building was the primary supplier of general goods in the Creek Nation from 1882 until the turn of the century, and the Severs Block played a significant role In Okmulgee’s commercial development through the first half of the 20th Century.

[2] The Severs Block was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 3, 1991.

[2] It was further included on the National Register again as a contributing building in the 1992 listing of the Okmulgee Downtown Historic District.