Original Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show Poster, Pawnee Bill Ranch, Pawnee, OK (3)
**Blue Hawk Peak Ranch (Boundary Increase)** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 14000428, date listed 2014-07-18
1141 Pawnee Bill Rd.
Pawnee, OK (Pawnee County)
Blue Hawk Peak Ranch is located southeast of State Highway 64 and is west of downtown Pawnee. The Ranch is situated on the high ground of the property overlooking the Black Bear Creek but also includes undulating terrain with both high points and low valleys. Gordon W. Lillie (Pawnee Bill) purchased the ranch land in 1902 and it eventually became not only his home but also the headquarters for his Wild West Show, conservation area and entertainment venue. The Ranch includes thirty-three individually identifiable resources including the mansion and caretakers house designed in the Craftsman style, the Picnic Area designed in the modern movement, and various other ranch related facilities in the vernacular tradition.
The barn has a central aisle. On the south side of the aisle is a large room that extends two-thirds of the length of the barn. In this room is an original advertisement for the Pawnee Bill Wild West Show. At the northeast corner is a large room presumably used for tack. The remainder of the first floor is open. The second floor reveals the heavy metal truss system used to support the expansive roof. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form nr2_shpo.okstate.edu/pdfs/14000428.pdf
Original Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show Poster, Pawnee Bill Ranch, Pawnee, OK (3)
**Blue Hawk Peak Ranch (Boundary Increase)** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 14000428, date listed 2014-07-18
1141 Pawnee Bill Rd.
Pawnee, OK (Pawnee County)
Blue Hawk Peak Ranch is located southeast of State Highway 64 and is west of downtown Pawnee. The Ranch is situated on the high ground of the property overlooking the Black Bear Creek but also includes undulating terrain with both high points and low valleys. Gordon W. Lillie (Pawnee Bill) purchased the ranch land in 1902 and it eventually became not only his home but also the headquarters for his Wild West Show, conservation area and entertainment venue. The Ranch includes thirty-three individually identifiable resources including the mansion and caretakers house designed in the Craftsman style, the Picnic Area designed in the modern movement, and various other ranch related facilities in the vernacular tradition.
The barn has a central aisle. On the south side of the aisle is a large room that extends two-thirds of the length of the barn. In this room is an original advertisement for the Pawnee Bill Wild West Show. At the northeast corner is a large room presumably used for tack. The remainder of the first floor is open. The second floor reveals the heavy metal truss system used to support the expansive roof. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form nr2_shpo.okstate.edu/pdfs/14000428.pdf