Atkinson Heritage Center

[Doug Loudenback]

Complementing Steve's excellent articles on W.P. "Bill" Atkinson, I've done a post of my September 2009 tour of the Atkinson Heritage Center in Midwest City, and put together an introductory 4-minute flash video ... http://dougdawg.blogspot.com/2010/08...oto-album.html



A few of the photos are shown below ... there are many more ... around 101 altogether. Click on the images below for larger views.

Visitor entrance at north end of the property



In main meeting room, looking north



In main meeting room, looking south



In Atkinson's office ... 1st pic shows Carolyn Cuskey, curator





Informal dining, den, & kitchen areas



Formal dining



Formal living room



A casual lounge/recreation room



Stairway at main entry



The center is located at the southwest corner of NE 10th & Midwest Blvd ... you enter the campus from Midwest Blvd ... 1001 N. Midwest Blvd. A overview of the campus is shown ...



Tours are free but they are by appointment only. Call Carolyn Cuskey at 732-5832. Carolyn is the curator ... she is a history professor at Oscar Rose College.

[Generals64]

I was in that house when I was about 11 years old....Buy a house and he'd give you a "Free" pony....couldn't get my parents to move though. He really supported the Boy Scouts also.....