These 11 Unbelievable Ruins In Oklahoma Will Transport You To The Past
If you’re from Oklahoma, you know there is an abundance of abandoned houses, farms, schools and buildings that have been left to decay. Forgotten remains of once cherished places still stand across the state today. Some of those places have been neglected for so long, that they have become ruins. Here are 11 of those ruins in Oklahoma that will transport you to the past.
1. Fort Washita was a US military post in Durant, Oklahoma. Although it has been in ruins for many years, the Oklahoma Historical Society bought the fort grounds in 1962. It is a historical site and museum open to the public. Shown below is the West Barracks building.
5. The original Norfolk school in Payne County burned down in 1925. In 1926, they constructed the still standing brick structure with 11 rooms, gymnasium, auditorium, workshops and dressing rooms. It closed its doors in 1958.
7. High on a huge hill in Bartlesville, sits the ruins of a 19th century Victorian mansion haunted by its former owners, the Labadies. Parts of the foundation and stone walls are all that remains of this decaying mansion.
8. The four-story, six-unit Virginia Apartments at 10th and Kihekah in Pawhuska were built in 1922. They suffered a damaging fire, and all that remains are the ruins of the once-luxury apartments.
10. Collings Castle, located in Turner Falls Park in Davis, OK, isn’t completely abandoned, but it is falling apart. The Castle was built from native brick and stone and was built in the early 1930s by Dr. Ellsworth Collings, Dean of Education at the University of Oklahoma.
Ashley has lived in Oklahoma for 25 years and is the Oklahoma staff writer for onlyinyourstate.com. When she isn't exploring Oklahoma, she enjoys visiting the beaches of California.
