The Eskridge Hotel was built in 1907, the same year Oklahoma became a state. It is now a museum, offering visitors a glimpse into life in the early 1900's.
The lobby of the Eskridge Hotel Museum remains a lobby. Just inside the door is a 1912 Weber grand Duo-Art electric player piano and a cabinet filled with piano rolls. Along the left wall is the original registration desk, complete with the keyboard holding the keys to the various rooms. Also behind the desk is an old wall-mounted telephone with a crank. The double doors at the back of the lobby lead to what was once the legendary dining room, now filled with mannequins in period dresses in a large glass case, an old pull-down Murphy bed, an old Victrola, a collection of early-1900 ladies' hats, and miscellaneous items from the past.
This room also doubles as the stage for productions of "Tales from the Eskridge", a series of skits performed each year at Halloween-time.
Just past the registration desk is the door leading to the Wynnewood Historical Society World War II Memorial. Inside, on 19 panels and the wall, photos and names of Wynnewood WWII veterans are displayed, along with a photo arrangement of General Tommy R. Franks. A one-time resident of Wynnewood, General Franks dedicated the War Memorial Room on June 3, 2006.
The Wynnewood Historical Society's goals are to preserve the knowledge of Wynnewood's history and to maintain the Eskridge Hotel. The organization strives to preserve and exhibit items, in the hotel, typical of those used by the settlers of Wynnewood in the early 1900's.
Souvenirs are available in the Eskridge Hotel lobby. These include Eskridge Hotel T-Shirts; Eskridge Hotel Coffee Mugs; Pens; Old-Time Recipe Books; "Scenes of Wynnewood" Birthday & Anniversary Calendars; Eskridge Hotel Bookmarks; Eskridge Hotel Postcards; and a few other items.
