Historical Highlight (March 2019)

3/8/2019

Did you know...

1922: Frisco announced the beginning of a major $75,000 (which is $1,117,000 in 2019). remodeling of the Harvey House-depot. Among other improvements would be a one story (30'x35') addition to house the new kitchen, and in the basement a new refrigeration and cold storage plant – the Harvey House was to make its own ice. This would give Sapulpa one of the finest stations on the Frisco System. (Sapulpa Herald, March 22, 1922).

*Bonus* We are excited to show these images in our bonus portion. We recently discovered these images of INSIDE the Harvey House. Enjoy!

3 Comments

Lynn Sissons

3/8/2019 10:13:05 am

Hard to understand why many of our town's treasures were torn down.

Harriet Frank link

3/8/2019 10:21:57 am

I caught the train there during WWII. Great job!

Sarah Briggs

3/13/2019 02:44:16 pm

This is quite interesting. I did not realize that Sapulpa had a Harvey House.

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First Friday's segment: 'Sapulpa Showcase' shares an artifact-of-the-month in the museum.

Second Friday's segment: 'Historical Highlight' tells a little tidbit about the town's history.

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