National Register Record for BLUE HAWK PEAK RANCH

Historic Name: BLUE HAWK PEAK RANCH
Current Name: PAWNEE BILL RANCH
Address: 1141 PAWNEE BILL ROAD
City: PAWNEE            County: PAWNEE
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: BLUE HAWK PEAK RANCH IN THE VICINITY OF PAWNEE, OKLAHOMA WAS ORIGINALLY LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IN 1975 UNDER CRITERION A FOR ITS ROLE IN COMMERCE AND CONSERVATION AT THE STATE LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE. HOWEVER, THE PROPERTY IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH GORDON LILLIE AND LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS ARCHITECTURE. THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE BEGINS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY IN 1910 AND ENDS IN 1961 WHEN THE OKLAHOMA STATE PARKS SYSTEM ACQUIRES THE PROPERTY.

Type: DISTRICT
Historic Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING; LANDSCAPE: CONSERVATION AREA; AGRICULTURE; RECREATION AND CULTURE
Current Function: RECREATION AND CULTURE; LANDSCAPE: CONSERVATION AREA; AGRICULTURE; DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: CONSERVATION
Architectural Style: CRAFTSMAN; MODERN MOVEMENT
Architect: JAMES HAMILTON
Year Built: 1910-1961            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 2014