The Oklahoma Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office is pleased to announce five new National Register of Historic Places listings in Oklahoma. The National Register of Historic Places is our nation's official list of properties significant in our past.

 

Tulsa adds a new National Register location to their ever increasing inventory. The Sally Ann Apartments are located in the 1300 block of South Jackson Avenue and were built by O. A. Moreland. The buildings are significant in the area of community planning and development for their association with apartment construction in Tulsa in the 1940s. They also are significant for their architectural style representing the Modern Movement. 

 

The James Martin Baggs Log Barn joins a growing list of properties identified in the statewide barn survey of Oklahoma to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Baggs Barn, constructed in 1909, is significant for its architectural style. Located in a rural area of Pushmataha County, the barn is identified as an excellent example of a log Transverse Crib Barn. 

 

The Seminole Municipal Building, constructed in 1936, was identified as an eligible property for the National Register of Historic Places by a group of students from the Institute for Quality Communities from the University of Oklahoma. The Seminole Municipal Building, located at 401 North Main Street, is significant for its association with Community Planning and Development as well as Entertainment and Recreation.

 

The KCS Railway Depot is located at 1 South Highway 59 in Stilwell, Adair County. The depot, constructed in 1915, is significant for its role in Transportation. The Stilwell KCS Railway Depot provided local residents and businesses with goods and services that otherwise would have been difficult or impossible to acquire and with a way to market their products.

 

The Fuksa Portion of the Chisholm Trail Roadbed, located in Garfield County, is a remnant of the historic north-south route between Texas and Kansas across the Indian Territory (today's Oklahoma). It is significant because it is associated with events that have contributed to the broad patterns of our history. The Chisholm Trail corridor was heavily used in the second half of the nineteenth century by Texas ranchers to deliver their cattle to markets and new railroad shipping facilities in Kansas. Three million head of cattle driven over the Chisholm Trail between 1867 and the mid-1880s spurred the growth of the Midwestern meat-packing and shipping industries, encouraged settlement and ranching development on Great Plains grasslands, and affected the eating habits of the nation.

 

Listing in the National Register is an honorific designation that provides recognition, limited protection and, in some cases, financial incentives for these important properties. The SHPO identifies, evaluates and nominates properties for this special designation.

During the month of October, the Pawnee Bill Ranch will host a quilt show in the museum. Area quilters will bring in their handiwork to be exhibited during the museum's normal hours of operation. Everything from historic family heirlooms to modern abstract works of art will be on display.

 

The quilt show, an annual event at the ranch for more than 20 years, is a way for community members to show off their beautiful works of fiber art. People have shared quilts that date back to the land runs, Civil War era quilts, friendship quilts and modern quilts that tell a story or that have patterns reflecting a theme. The ranch has many quilts in its collection that can be seen during the quilt show in Pawnee Bill's mansion. The event is free.

 

For more information, please call 918-762-2513. The Pawnee Bill Ranch is located one-half mile west of Pawnee on U.S. Highway 64.