Tallchief Mansion Alex Joseph Tallchief (Tall Chief) was a full-blooded Osage Indian, his Osage name meaning Eagle God. His roll number was 343, and he, like many other Osages, benefited from the...
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Tallchief Mansion Alex Joseph Tallchief (Tall Chief) was a full-blooded Osage Indian, his Osage name meaning Eagle God. His roll number was 343, and he, like many other Osages, benefited from the...
Pauls Valley State Training School for Boys Pauls Valley State Training School for White boys was established in 1907 in Southern Oklahoma. Construction on the major facility began a year later...
Harwood School 1912-1915 Starting off originally as the Harwood School, it was built in 1912 to replace the Central School which had burned down. The three-story building had high school students...
The small town of Tribbey, Oklahoma, was established by stalwart pioneers a few years before Oklahoma became a state. The first Tribbey School was a one-room building on the south side of town and...
Whittier School 1911-1957 Solomon Andrew Layton was taking the scene by storm with his architectural designs having designed over two dozen OKC public schools around this time. Two of these included...
History of Native American Boarding and Mission Schools The Modoc Friends Church, more widely known as Modoc Mission Church now represents the last standing building associated with the Modoc...
Choctaw-Chickasaw Hospital/Talihina Indian Hospital It was all the talk on the Choctaw Nation Reservation about the growth of the Nation’s healthcare system happening right before their eyes...
History of the Campus The history of Western Oklahoma Tuberculosis Sanitorium goes all the way back to 1919. Legislation was passed under the administration of J.B.A. Robertson. The Clinton Chamber...
The 1930s were a time of great expansion for many rural schools in Oklahoma. The Wann Gym is a product of it. A gymnasium/auditorium, along with a classroom addition to the Wann School, was announced...
The Alden Apartments 1929-2020 The Alden Apartments has piqued the curiosity of Tulsans for decades with many finding very little. But upon my search to piece together its story I off the bat found...
Driving on 244 through Tulsa, there is a building with a story. That building is the former Irving School and or to some people, the Owen School. I have driven by this school weekly for almost a...
The growing town of Carter Oklahoma, had outgrown its school by 1929, and a new, modern building was a necessity. Bids were received, and contractors Neece, Joseph, and Solomon won with the lowest...
As the centennial approaches for the historic Osage County Hospital, I thought what better time to pack up the car and get permission to document this community staple. Two summers ago was the first...
THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY AND UNDER RESTORATION. 24/7 SURVEILLANCE IS PRESENT AND TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT!! History of Native American Boarding Schools Many are unaware of...
Statement from Security Due to the growing number of incidents at Red Ridge Mansions and the surrounding properties, as preservationists who want to make sure that this site is protected, want to...
McBirney Building 1929- 1969 The fascinating McBirney Building, more widely known as the Parker Building, has an extensive history to share. Dating back almost a century, the construction of this...
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