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Marcus Garvey Leadership Academy

Marcus Garvey Leadership Academy

Harmony Public School The story of Marcus Garvey Leadership Academy goes back to the 1920s. The $55,000 building was erected in 1927 as Harmony Public School. It opened its doors to students in the...

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church

  Built in 1929, this building has been home to Mount Carmel and Memorial Churches throughout the years. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church was organized in the 1940s. Back in those days, it was in...

W.S. Kelly General Merchandise

W.S. Kelly General Merchandise

The Legend of the WS Kelly Store - The Famous RAIN MAN Filming Location WS Kelly General Merchandise Wilbur S. Kelly built the W.S. Kelly General Merchandise store in the mid-’20s in what was...

Logan County Memorial Hospital

Logan County Memorial Hospital

It is always a fascinating image to see an abandoned hospital. Molding surgery rooms, rotting medical equipment, and empty hallways. However, for many years the Logan County Memorial Hospital in...

Tallchief Mansion

Tallchief Mansion

The Mansion Alexander Tallchief was an Osage Indian who obtained his wealth like many others in the Osage tribe through the 1920’s oil boom. A 10-room structure constructed of terracotta bricks...

Lincoln Colored School

Lincoln Colored School

It was decided in 1929 that the growing African American population in Fairfax needed a separate school due to Oklahoma laws of segregation. Students were taught at a private residence while Walter L...

Skedee School

Skedee School

What happens when entire schools are forgotten? As is increasingly the case with the now-abandoned Skedee School.  First constructed of wood in the year 1906, the original school was replaced by a...

Sunnyside School

Sunnyside School

Half of the two acres of land for Sunnyside School Dist No. 36 was donated and was constructed by Lambert Construction built this school for $6,600. It is a single-story brick building with a small...

The Walcourt

The Walcourt

In our ever-expanding world of architecture, nothing will ever compare to our historic buildings and the feeling they provide when standing in their presence. The Walcourt, for instance, was designed...

Lovell School

Lovell School

Schooling in the town began in 1903 with a population of nearly 200. The Lovell school first met in a 16 x 26 foot sod house, a small frame building was built a few years later. At the time of...

CRI&P-Rock Island Rail Diesel Repair Shop

CRI&P-Rock Island Rail Diesel Repair Shop

Founded from the creation of an amended charter issued by the Rock Island and La Salle Railroad company, the famous Chicago and Rock Island Railroad was established on February 7, 1851 with the first...

Spring Hill High School

Spring Hill High School

The school closed sometime in the late 60’s. Inside the electrical panel there was some writing in pencil which had the electricians name, union, and the date of 1927. It also said he was...

Lynn Lane School

Lynn Lane School

Lynn Lane School was built in 1928 and was named after the street on which it was built. Most Tulsa schools are named after a person, so this school is unique in this way. The school was annexed in...

Sunset Country Club

Sunset Country Club

Sunset Country Club had been a fixture of Bartlesville for over 70 years, described by those who were familiar with it as having a laid back, family golfing and recreational atmosphere… “It was...

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