Sod House | |
Nearest city | Cleo Springs, Oklahoma |
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Coordinates | 36°28′17″N 98°25′23″W / 36.47139°N 98.42306°W |
Built | 1894 |
Architect | McCully, Marshall |
NRHP reference No. | 70000526 [1] [2] |
Added to NRHP | September 29, 1970 |
The Sod House, which is also known as Marshall McCully Sod House, is a sod house built in 1894. It is located in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma approximately four miles north of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma. [2] [3]
The Sod House was built by Marshal McCully in 1894. [3] Sod houses were constructed by settlers of southern and western Oklahoma Territory because there was not enough timber to build wooden houses. [4] The sod house near Cleo Springs is the only remaining sod house in Oklahoma that was built by settlers. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. [1] The Sod House Museum (under the Oklahoma Historical Society) maintains the structure. [3]