First State Capital - Guthrie, Oklahoma
Here are some pictures I took on a recent visit to Guthrie.
Statehood day is coming in a few days. I wanted to share some pictures of the first capital of the state of Oklahoma.
This building was the State Capital when the State Seal was stolen from here and taken to Okla City on the night of June 11, 1910. Thus moving the site of the State Capital.
The first university of Oklahoma was located here in 1892, it operated as such for two years.
Erected by Fogarty Jr. High
Oklahoma History Class 1954-55
The Temple occupied the south half of this block and boasted a larger auditorium, stage and proscenium than the Brook's Opera House, also located in downtown Guthrie. It was fitted with al the modern improvements, including electric lights. The architect for the building was D. W. F. Trubyfill, Oklahoma City.
The dedication Reunion of the Guthrie Scottish Rite Bodies was held on My 29-31, 1900. A class of 47 candidates emerged as 32nd (degree) Masons, this launching what would become one of the largest Scottish Rite Masonic organizations in the United State.
In 1920, a new edifice was constructed by the Scottish Rite at 900 East Oklahoma Avenue. The first Scottish Rite Temple in Oklahoma was finally razed in 1956.
Statehood day is coming in a few days. I wanted to share some pictures of the first capital of the state of Oklahoma.
State Seal Stolen
This building was the State Capital when the State Seal was stolen from here and taken to Okla City on the night of June 11, 1910. Thus moving the site of the State Capital.
The first university of Oklahoma was located here in 1892, it operated as such for two years.
Erected by Fogarty Jr. High
Oklahoma History Class 1954-55
Birthplace of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in Oklahoma
On October 4, 1899, William L. Eagleton, Grand Master of Masons for Oklahoma Territory, laid a cornerstone at this site for the construction of the first Scottish Rite Masonic Temple in Oklahoma.The Temple occupied the south half of this block and boasted a larger auditorium, stage and proscenium than the Brook's Opera House, also located in downtown Guthrie. It was fitted with al the modern improvements, including electric lights. The architect for the building was D. W. F. Trubyfill, Oklahoma City.
The dedication Reunion of the Guthrie Scottish Rite Bodies was held on My 29-31, 1900. A class of 47 candidates emerged as 32nd (degree) Masons, this launching what would become one of the largest Scottish Rite Masonic organizations in the United State.
In 1920, a new edifice was constructed by the Scottish Rite at 900 East Oklahoma Avenue. The first Scottish Rite Temple in Oklahoma was finally razed in 1956.