Tucker's Tower Spiral Staircase
by Tamyra Ayles
Title
Tucker's Tower Spiral Staircase
Artist
Tamyra Ayles
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Photography
Description
This won first place at the Artist of the Arbuckles art show. Tucker's Tower was originally intended as a summer residence for then-Gov. William H. "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, in return for his efforts to get the lake and state park situated in Southern Oklahoma. The design was based on photographs of a European castle that were taken by Fred Tucker, a veteran of World War I and an Oklahoma state senator, and for whom the structure is named. It is constructed of limestone that was quarried at the park site.The tower is five stories high with an observation deck on top. There is a two story section that was intended as a living area.The interior was left unfinished when time and money ran out in 1935. No governor has ever spent a night there. Years later flooring and a spiral staircase were added to the tower section and the whole complex was turned into a museum.
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November 21st, 2010
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