PRAIRIE SONG MUSEUM

DEWEY, OK

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Prairie Song Museum is a historical museum located in Dewey, Oklahoma. It is set on 22 acres of land and is designed to give visitors a glimpse into life on the Oklahoma prairies during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

The museum features a variety of exhibits that showcase the daily life of early settlers in Oklahoma, including a general store, a one-room schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop, and a church. Visitors can explore the museum's buildings and see authentic artifacts from the time period, such as antique farming equipment, clothing, and household items.

In addition to the exhibits, Prairie Song Museum also hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including living history demonstrations, musical performances, and educational programs. Visitors can also take part in hands-on activities, such as butter churning, rope making, and weaving.

The museum is open year-round, and admission fees are reasonable. It is a great destination for families, history buffs, and anyone interested in learning more about Oklahoma's pioneer past.

PRAIRIE SONG MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in DEWEY OK. US MID #8404000028

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).

Arvest Tower That took me by what is now the tower building for Arvest Bank. The eight-story Classical Revival or Italianate style building was constructed in 1924 as Union National Bank. It is scored concrete on the lower two floors and brick above that. For years it was covered with white exposed-aggregate panels. Thankfully, Arvest invested in stripping off that covering and restoring the original facade in 2005-2006. Historically, H.V. Foster was the Chairman of Union Bank and Foster Petroleum once occupied two floors of the building. His La Quinta mansion is now Oklahoma Wesleyan University in south Bartlesville. Before the Union Bank building, there was an American National Bank building here.
Alley Shop Rita Thurman Barnes is a local writer who runs the Once Upon a Time in Bartlesville Facebook group. This parking lot broke her heart, as it was what replaced the historic Odeon/Osage Theater. She and many others loved seeing movies there back in the day, but it was torn down in the 1970s. You can look straight through that parking lot to see the little alleyway garage building at 319 1/2 Dewey Avenue, behind the Pioneer Building, that for awhile was the home to Shorties Grille, which was also a food truck but is now the contracted food provider at the Phillips 66 Research Center. The garage is now Frankie P's and can be rented for events. See <a href="https://www.frankiepsevents.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.frankiepsevents.com/</a> For the Osage/Odeon see <a href="https://www.bartlesvilleheritagetrail.org/bvheritagetrail_v1c_060.htm" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.bartlesvilleheritagetrail.org/bvheritagetrail_v1c_060...</a>
Bob Tate's reworked west side I moseyed on down 2nd Street to check on the update at Bob Tate's Tire & Service. I passed the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, which is in an area of the street that burned on January 29, 1951 with multiple destroyed buildings. The NE corner of 2nd Street and Johnstone Avenue was originally the First National Bank and the Almeda Hotel was built around it. The Almeda had 60 rooms and 14 private baths and operated from 1905 to 1948. It was demolished in 1961. The building to the east was the Osage Garage and has been extensively remodeled. It now houses Bob Tate Tires & Service. For many years there was a lower level below the parking lot on its west side, but that was recently reworked and sealed up.
Apex Title and Closing Services There are some other older buildings south of the ITIO building across the street from the Plaza office building.
Bob Tate's sealed west side lower level And here you can see how that lower level has been reworked and sealed up. I decided not to continue down 2nd Street, saving that for a future history walk. Instead, I turned and headed south down Johnstone Avenue.
Courthouse Annex This was built as the C. E. Burlingame Center and was Denton's Fashion Center, but it has been used for county offices for years.
Central Fire Station Just north of the police station is the Central Fire Station. It was originally built in 1942 and was renovated with code upgrades and reorganization. New restrooms, bunkrooms, a kitchen, a dayroom, and a hardened operations command room were included in the renovation. The first floor has equipment storage, apparatus bays, and fitness facilites while the second floor has a 40-person training room, storage, and fire administration department. An addition included a 90-foot drive-through apparatus bay and equipment support spaces with a new elevator, slide, and stairs.
Courthouse and Annex Continuing south on Johnstone, I reached the county buildings on the east side of the street between 4th and 5th. There used to be several small buildings between the three-story brick annex, which contains county administrative offices, and the courthouse, but those were cleared away for parking around 2020. There used to be a Christian Science Reading Room in there, along with the J-Bar, Crystal Barbershop, The Candy Box, and the Washington County Hamburger Store operated by Steve and Virginia DeFrees.
Diane Dixon benches at the library Out in front of the library are some benches honoring the late Diane Dixon. I had the pleasure of interviewing Diane when she was selected for the 2018 Bartlesville Educator Hall of Fame. She was a firecracker!
First City Hall Seam The stucco has come off at the seam between the two buildings. The newer bus depot is on the left, and the original city hall on the right.
First City Hall and the old bus depot This looks like a single building, but it is two structures conjoined by the stucco exterior finish. The easternmost structure is the first City Hall built around 1903 which was replaced by one at 4th Street and Dewey Avenue in 1910. Around 1930, a new building was built directly west and served as the city bus depot. It was later expanded and stuccoed, probably around 1946 when the nearby depot was stuccoed.

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PRAIRIE SONG MUSEUM
402625 W 1600 RD
DEWEY
OK
74029

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PRAIRIE SONG MUSEUM Information

MID # 8404000028
Name PRAIRIE SONG MUSEUM
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Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mount Plains
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
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INCOME 0
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LAT/LONG 36.785963, -95.836793
CODES FIPS State Code: 40
FIPS County Code: 147
US Census Tract: 001200
US Census Block: 2002