OKLAHOMA CITY — Preservation Oklahoma has unveiled its annual list of Oklahoma’s Most Endangered Places for 2026. The list features a variety of sites across the state, including sites representing transportation, historic downtown districts, and even final resting places.
This year’s list of endangered sites are:
The Commerce Building, Okmulgee
Walters Depot, Walters
Lodge Laska, Oklahoma City
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City
Bert McCarty Furniture Building, Ponca City
Ingalls Hotel, Ingalls
Original Pavement of Route 66: Ribbon Road-Miami, sections in Canadian County and Washita County
Historic Cemeteries: Bruner Cemetery-Seminole and Earl Cemetery-Mannsville
Since 1993, Preservation Oklahoma has recognized historic sites across the state at risk of demolition or deterioration, raising awareness of the need to protect Oklahoma’s historic resources. While inclusion on the list does not guarantee protection or funding, it can be a key component in mobilizing support for the preservation of historic sites.
"Our goal with the most endangered list is to bring awareness to properties that need preservation and are endangered in some way," says POK Executive Director Shelley Bierschank. "That awareness may open new avenues of preservation to these locations, as it has with locations that have been listed in previous years. I'm especially proud of the community involvement in nominating these locations. Many of these sites have been fundamentally important to their community for many decades, and have the potential to be important parts of those communities well into the future."
For more information about this year’s list and to see photos, visit: Most Endangered Places 2026 — Preservation Oklahoma, Inc..
Preservation Oklahoma, Inc. It is the state’s only private, nonprofit membership organization that is dedicated to promoting, supporting, and coordinating historic preservation activities throughout the state. To learn more about Preservation Oklahoma, please visit www.preservationok.org.