Rio Grande Ranch Headquarters Historic District

OK 251A, 3 mi. E of Okay, Okay, Oklahoma. County/parish: Wagoner.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 09, 1992. NRIS 92001191.

5 contributing buildings. 5 contributing sites. 3 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • Three Forks Ranch

From Wikipedia:

Rio Grande Ranch Headquarters Historic District

The Rio Grande Ranch Headquarters Historic District (also known as Three Forks Ranch) is a historic one-story residence located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Okay in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places September 9, 1992. The site's Period of Significance is 1910 to 1935, and it qualified for listing under NRHP criteria A and C.

The historic district consists of 40 acres of ranch land with 15 resources, 13 rated as "Contributing" and 2 as noncontributing.

The ranch house was built in the Prairie School architectural style out of sandstone which was mined at a local quarry. The complete site consists of the original residence, a smoke house and the spring house.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86512294

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