University of Oklahoma, Bounded by Boyd Street on the North, Timberdell Road on the South, Chautauqua Avenue on the West, and Jenkins Avenue, Norman

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As a result of the first territorial legislature, the University of Oklahoma was established in the city of Norman in 17 years before Oklahoma achieved statehood. Professor Vernon Louis Parrington created a plan for the development of the university. Most of the plan was not carried out, but it was the basis for the iconic ovals that form the core of the campus. Architecturally, many of buildings are either of the Gothic or Cherokee Gothic Style. Cherokee Gothic was coined by Frank Lloyd Wright after a visit to campus when he noticed a combination of features from the Gothic era mixed with styles distinct to local Native American tribes.

History: The most recognizable features of the university landscape are the ovals that provide circulation routes on the north and south sides of the campus. They were the product of designs by English Professor Vernon Parrington after a fired destroyed the university's only building in Most of his plans were not carried out, but his ideas for the ovals to form the core of the campus have created an iconic landscape element for the university. Many of the buildings on campus are of the distinct Cherokee Gothic Style. Four buildings on campus are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They include, the Bizzell Library, the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house, Casa Blanca house , and the Boyd house (university president's house).

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