Saturday, December 31, 2011

11/29-12/4 Riverside RV Resort, Bartlesville, OK

Surprisingly, this town is full of history!  This is the site of the first commercial oil rig, the home of Phillips Petroleum, and the home of the only Frank Lloyd Wright skyscraper!

Our first day we toured the Price Tower, which is the only FLW skyscraper.  He built it using triangle shapes and lots of copper!  Even the draperies are woven copper!  He designed the furniture, also.  We ate at the Copper Bar after our tour and had a great time!

We next toured Woolaroc museum and wildlife safari (the name is for Woods, Lakes and rocks), which was Frank Phillips camp outside town.  Very interesting cowboy and Indian museum.





Steve toured the Phillips 66 Museum, the Nellie Johnson oil rig and a 1903 locomotive.  We both toured the Frank Phillips home and the outside of the Bartlesville Community Center (designed by FLW's son-in-law, and is all circular to offset the triangles of the tower).

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