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...
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...
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...
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...
The Okeene Jail was celebrated when it was finished in May of 1917. Apparently the town had needed a new city jail badly according to the papers. The community came together to make it happen with...
There was a Hinton Jail that was constructed sometime between 1909 and 1916 according to Sanborn maps. This jail is in the same location of the one on the Sanborn Maps. But newspaper articles detail...
The Hallett Jail sits alone in the disappearing town being consumed by trees. It is one of the prime examples of a calaboose in Oklahoma, a remnant of pioneer days passed. Its stories are hidden...
Built in 1912, this calaboose has so many more stories than are documented in online materials. But one story that I do have to share is one about a burglary near Tupelo. The Coalgate Courier Feb 13...
Gallery Below of Ripley Jail
The Coyle Jail, just on the outskirts of town is one that is considerably bigger than other calabooses I have documented. Built in 1913, it is a two-room jail with enough room for a jailer to to also...
The Mountain Park Jail is an intriguing one being two stories and much larger compared to the other jails featured on our site. This being such a big jail seems to be that of a county jail rather...
The Threatt family history goes back more than a century. Having settled in the Luther area the family worked hard to make a living in the newly formed state of Oklahoma. Becoming avid farmers they...
The Santa Fe Depot, located in Blackwell, Oklahoma, is a perfect example of the brick depots that were constructed more elegantly for the county seat holders. While it isn’t anymore, Blackwell...
First National Bank of Skiatook Sitting just off busy Main Street, a beacon of history towers over the downtown area. The First National Bank – Skiatook was first organized in 1905 as The...
On March 14, 1911, the Faxon School House burned to the ground when a fire started from an unknown cause. A new school was constructed of modern stature, including a basement to protect from the...
During the early 1900s, the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway had made its way through the bustling town of Okmulgee Oklahoma. It was quickly determined that the construction of a Frisco...
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