If you haven’t visited the Round Barn in Arcadia, Okla., in a while, you might ought to check it out.
A few months ago, it received a $50,000 grant from the Oklahoma Centennial Commemoration Commission to renovate restrooms, repave the parking lot, improve its signs, build a railing, lay a concrete pad for antique equipment, and add a sidewalk around the barn.
To commemorate the renovations, there will be a celebration hosted the Arcadia Historical Preservation Society, the Oklahoma Centennial Commission and the town of Arcadia at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, at the Round Barn. Tours of the historic barn will be part of the event.
According to the news release:
The famous historic Round Barn definitely qualifies as a Centennial icon, being built in 1898 by Will Odor and completely restored and open to the public in 1992. In the centennial year the Round Barn’s guest register indicated a record-high number of visitors — over 5,800. All 50 states were represented and 44 foreign countries. The states with the highest number of visitors came from Oklahoma, Indiana, Texas and California.