Near Lawton in Comanche County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Ferguson House
1927
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 28, 2021
1. Ferguson House Marker
The Ferguson family built this beautiful cobblestone home in 1927. Ben and Margaret Ferguson, along with their 10 children, grew hay and garden vegetables, raised cattle, and planted a small fruit orchard with the help of his oldest sons. Ben built a small gas station and store in 1930 where they sold vegetables and fruit when in season. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic places in 1981. The Ferguson house is significant as an example of cannonball architecture, a building style using local pink granite cobblestones. Cannonball architecture was used in only a few places across the nation where natural cobblestones were plentiful but wood for construction was scarce. Other examples of cannonball architecture are found throughout Comanche County and along Medicine Creek in Medicine Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.
Location. 34° 43.008′ N, 98° 36.325′ W. Marker is near Lawton, Oklahoma, in Comanche County. It is on Cache Meers Road (State Highway 115) east of State Highway
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Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Kiowa Tribe, in the Comanche Nation, and in Southwest Oklahoma. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The New Deal Comes to the Refuge (a few steps from this marker); Historic Homesteads (a few steps from this marker); Ancient Natural Refuge (a few steps from this marker); The Civilian Conservation Corps and Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge (approx. 1.1 miles away); Chief Stumbling Bear Pass (approx. 7.8 miles away); Cpt Riley L. Pitts (approx. 10½ miles away); Camp Doniphan (approx. 11.1 miles away).
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 28, 2021
2. Ferguson House and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 3,665 times since then and 411 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. A link to the National Register of Historic Places nomination form, citing the house's historical significance. • Can you help?
