National Register Record for NELLIE JOHNSTONE NO 1

Historic Name: NELLIE JOHNSTONE NO 1
Current Name: None
Address: JOHNSTONE PARK
City: BARTLESVILLE            County: WASHINGTON
Section: NE4, NE4, NE4, SEC12           Township: 26           Range: 12E          
Description of significance: CONSTRUCTED IN 1897, THE NELLIE JOHNSTONE NO 1, WAS THE FIRST COMMERCIAL OIL WELL IN OKLAHOMA. LOCATED IN WHAT IS NOW JOHNSTONE PARK, IT STANDS AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OIL INDUSTRY IN EARLY OKLAHOMA. LISTED ON NATIONAL REGISTER 4/11/72

Type: STRUCTURE
Historic Function: INDUSTRY
Current Function: MUSEUM
Area of Significance 1: INDUSTRY
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: None
Architect: None
Year Built: 1897            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: OKLAHOMA HISTORIC SOCIETY
Date Prepared: 9/71