Owl Blacksmith Shop
Owl Blacksmith Shop is located in Oklahoma
Owl Blacksmith Shop
Location208 W. Rainey, Weatherford, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°31′29″N 98°42′35″W / 35.52472°N 98.70972°W / 35.52472; -98.70972 (Owl Blacksmith Shop)
Arealess than one acre
Built1913
NRHP reference No.83002084[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 1983

The Owl Blacksmith Shop, at 208 W. Rainey in Weatherford, Oklahoma, is a historic blacksmith shop. It was bought by Lee Cotter Sr. in 1913, from the "Attabury Boys" who had operated before, perhaps from as early as 1898.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Custer County, Oklahoma in 1983. It has also been known as Lee Cotter's Blacksmith Shop.[1]

In 1983 it was still in operation, run by Lee Cotter, the son, who had been 6 years old when the place was bought.[3][2]

A 2008 survey of historic resources mentioned it being in the fourth generation of use, and it being located on the original U.S. Route 66.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Kent Ruth (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Owl Blacksmith Shop / Lee Cotter's Blacksmith Shop". National Park Service. Retrieved June 19, 2018. With accompanying photos, from c.1913 and 1982
  3. ↑ Jim Etter (October 17, 1983). "He Doesn't Shoe Horses Blacksmith Runs Historic Shop". NewsOK. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Oklahoma Route 66 Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan" (PDF). December 2008.


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