Near Chandler in Lincoln County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Oklahoma National Guard Statistical Building
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2025
1. Oklahoma National Guard Statistical Building Marker
for annual training
encampments
This property
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1999
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
Location. 35° 42.196′ N, 96° 53.156′ W. Marker is near Chandler, Oklahoma, in Lincoln County. It is on Park Road 0.1 miles west of South Price Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Marker is on a brick column at the base of a steep hill. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chandler OK 74834, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma Frontier Country. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Phillips 66 Filling Station (approx. Ό mile away); Oleson-Crane Building (approx. Ό mile away); Wolcott Building (approx. Ό mile away); Lincoln County War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Flynt Building (approx. Ό mile away); Crane Motor Company (approx. Ό mile away); 1930 Phillips 66 Filling Station, Chandler, Oklahoma (approx. 0.3 miles away); Chandler Brick Paving (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chandler.
Regarding Oklahoma National Guard Statistical Building.
this page online
The 1909 National Guard Statistical Building, in Chandler, Oklahoma, retains statewide military significance for its role in the training of the Oklahoma National Guard in the pre-World War I years. ... From 1909 through 1915, each summer the Oklahoma National Guard trained at Camp Chandler, primarily in marksmanship training. Records of their performance were compiled by officers working in the National Guard Statistical Building.
The National Guard Statistical Building is the oldest resource remaining to illustrate the military preparations taken by Oklahomans to defend their state and nation in the early twentieth century. Soldiers who trained at Camp Chandler saw action on the Mexican border and in Europe in World War I. Their experience at Camp Chandler served them well.
The establishment of a statewide training facility for the National Guard is intimately bound with the story of one of the Guard's most prominent leaders, Roy V. Hoffman. Hoffman's leadership experience in general and with the Oklahoma National Guard in specific apparently led him to carefully consider its training needs. In 1909 he became part of the movement to establish a permanent training ground at Chandler, Oklahoma, where he owned a large farm west of town. Hoffman allowed the Oklahoma National Guard to locate therifle range and build the Bathhouse and Statistical Building on his property. Hoffman's farm manager, Henry Steer, who was a color sergeant in the National Guard, designed and built the Statistical Building, the Bathhouse, and some of the structural portion of the rifle range.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 20252. Oklahoma National Guard Statistical Building Marker
Also see . . .
1. Chandler Armory. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Submitted on May 21, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Hometown of the Oklahoma National Guard. In 1909, the Oklahoma National Guard built the State Camp and Maneuver Grounds and Rifle Range in Chandler, the first permanent structures for the Guard in Oklahoma. (City of Chandler, Oklahoma) (Submitted on May 19, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Dianna Everett, from National Register nomination; via National Park Service (Public Domain), October 15, 1998
3. Oklahoma National Guard Statistical Building
View of the opposite side of the building, which sits on a sandstone outcrop.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
