Pawhuska in Osage County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Blacksmith Home

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, May 1, 2012

1. Blacksmith Home Marker

Inscription. Built in 1871, this 5-room house with native timbers and 18" thick sandstone walls was the first to be built in Pawhuska. When the Osages were moved from Kansas, Sid Delarue, a Swiss blacksmith, was promised the house if he would come to care for their horses. Listed in the “National Register of Historic Places” May 7, 1979, the house was acquired by donation from the First National Bank to the Pawhuska Community Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 7, 1876.

Location. 36° 39.81′ N, 96° 20.537′ W. Marker is in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, in Osage County. Marker is on West Main Street (U.S. 60) east of Matthews Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210 West Main Street, Pawhuska OK 74056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "Osage in the Enemy Camp" (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the First Osage Agency Building (about 600 feet away); "Million Dollar Elm" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vernon Whiting (approx. ¼ mile away); An Answer To Prayer (approx. ¼ mile away); Restoring the Whiting Apartments (approx.

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¼ mile away); Friendship Between the Osage and the Occitan of Montauban (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oil in the Osage Indian Nation and the "Million Dollar Elm" (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pawhuska.

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, May 1, 2012

2. Blacksmith Home Marker

Blacksmith Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, May 1, 2012

3. Blacksmith Home

Smaller plaque to right is for a statue (The Farrier)

The Farrier Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, May 1, 2012

4. The Farrier Marker

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, May 1, 2012

5. The Farrier

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 746 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 25, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.