BlockFrom the record
One of 32 National Register listings published here for Creek County · listed in 2024 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
St. George Episcopal Church
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Still standing. The Park Service records this property as extant.
- Address. 148 West 7th Street, Bristow, 74010
- When was it listed? May 2024
- Category. building
- Census division. Bristow
- National Register reference number. 100010278 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
22 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of St. George Episcopal Church between 2006 and 2018, burning about 4,758 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2011 | Other causes | 17 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | 37 RESERVOIR |
| 7 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1,203 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | MCMILLIN RANCH |
| 2 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 300 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | ROAD 417 |
| 9 March 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | SIX SHOOTER |
| 4 March 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 640 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | PULASKI |
| 30 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 763 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BRISTOW BREEZE |
| 26 March 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | STATE BARN |
| 26 March 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | EDSHAW |
Mines and quarries near this property
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of St. George Episcopal Church: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 136 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bristow, the town this property stands in, in 136 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 78 hail, 55 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $100,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind severely damaged a business on the north side of town. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Bristow | $50,000 | Golfball size hail damaged automobiles and homes. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $40,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. Some of the limbs fell on power lines, which started a structural fire at 1st and Main Street. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $40,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour did damage at a homestead 13 miles south of Bristow and about a mile east of Highway 48. Two mobile homes suffered partial roof damage. Three outbuildings were destroyed. A new pickup within one of the outbuildings was also destroyed. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $40,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house and a garage. The wind also blew the cover off a hot tub and the hood off of a car. Several trees were also uprooted. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Bristow | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Bristow | $20,000 | A tornado destroyed a barn, damaged trees, and blew down power lines. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Bristow | $15,000 | A tornado destroyed barns, damaged homes, snapped or uprooted numerous trees, and blew down power poles. The maximum estimated wind speed in the tornado based on this damage was about 105 mph. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew the tin roof off a large shed and snapped a large tree off at the ground. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Bristow | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs and damaged outbuildings. |
| November 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a barn down. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Bristow | $10,000 | Baseball-sized hail damaged several cars and a house near Bristow. |
| October 2019 | Hail | Bristow | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Bristow | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $8,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a few trees near the turnpike entrance, partially blocking the ramp. A nearby home was also damaged by the wind. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew windows out, blew trees down and blew power lines down. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and damaged at chicken house. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a garage door out and also blew the roof off an out building. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged roofs and blew down large tree limbs. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 miles an hour blew down trees and power lines. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous large tree limbs. A few power poles were also blown down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged a roof, separated a porch from a house and blew trees down. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down. When the tree fell it knocked down power lines. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $500 | Trees were blown down. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $300 | At 825 PM CDT, spotters reported 65 mph winds 11 miles north of Bristow near the intersection of OK Hwys 48 and 33. At 832 PM CDT, spotters reported trees blown down in a field 5 miles northwest of Bristow. At 839 PM CDT, spotters estimated 70 mph winds near Bristow. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $200 | One large tree and several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees on the north side of Bristow. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $100 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $100 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | $100 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Bristow measured 59 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees at the VFW park. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Bristow measured 61 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down tree limbs south of Bristow. The limbs fell on Highway 48. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | - | An emergency manager estimated a 60 mile an hour wind gust from a thunderstorm just north of Bristow. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Bristow | - | Heavy rains caused flooding which required a road near Bristow to be closed. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a few trees. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bristow | - | The Oklahoma mesonet site near Bristow measured a 60 mile an hour wind gust. |
| September 1999 | Hail | Bristow | - | There was a report of 2.5" hail northwest of Bristow, and there was another report of 1" hail in Bristow. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Bristow | - | Location: on I-44 just west of Bristow |
| May 1993 | Hail | Bristow | - | Severe thunderstorms developed in southwest Oklahoma during the afternoon on the 1st and moved eastward into south-central Oklahoma during the evening hours. Thunderstorm winds damaged airplanes and hangers at Frederick Airport. Damage from the strong winds was estimated at $35,000. Thunderstorm winds overturned a trailer and downed trees near Frederick, damaged a porch in Lawton, downed trees two miles west of Duncan and in Lawton and downed tree limbs on the west side of Duncan. Golf ball-size hail was reported at Altus Air Force Base and at Tom Steed Lake. Hail of unknownnown size accumulated up to a depth of ten inches just east of Altus. Isolated severe thunderstorms also developed in northeast Oklahoma during the evening of the 1st and lingered into the early morning of May 2nd. Numerous locations in Creek County received dime to half dollar-size hail. Hail as large as golf ball- size fell briefly at Drumright in Creek County. Torrential rainfall also resulted in flash flooding in Drumright. Tiger Creek overflowed its banks, and the water from the creek rose 4 1/2 feet over a bridge across State Highway 33 in Drumright. This resulted in considerable flood damage to five to ten businesses in Drumright, with water as deep as five feet in one business. One hundred families were evacuated due to the floodwaters. Damage in Drumright was estimated to be $500,000. Water was also over State Highway 16 one mile south of Shamrock for a short period of time. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Bristow | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Bristow | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Hail | Bristow | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Hail | Bristow | - | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Hail | Bristow | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Bristow | - | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Hail | Bristow | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bristow | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bristow | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bristow | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Bristow Presbyterian Church | under 500 feet | 1979 |
| House Building | 0.2 miles | 2020 | |
 | Texaco Service Station | 0.2 miles | 1995 |
 | Bristow Firestone Service Station | 0.2 miles | 2007 |
 | Bristow Tire Shop | 0.2 miles | 1995 |
 | Creek Masonic Lodge No. 226 | 0.2 miles | 2017 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100010278 in Record Group 79. |
| Creek County | All 32 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.