The Logan County Historical Society is pleased to announce that on January 26, they had the privilege of honoring two property owners for their outstanding achievements in historic preservation. This year the Patti Lynn Diner and the J. W. Furrow House were presented with Foucart Awards.
The Patti Lynn Grill (Flo’s Diner) was once destined for the scrap pile, but today looks like it once appeared in the 1950s, thanks to the efforts of Jerry Jones. The Patti Lynn sat at 113 N. Wentz in Guthrie from 1952 –1978. It was originally owned by Charles Jones, who named the diner after his daughter. The Patti Lynn is a Valentine Diner which boomed in popularity after WWII. Valentine diners can be identified by their signature wall safes and serial plates. There are still a number of these diner cars in Oklahoma, but few are still in use. Jerry’s dinner is used for family functions.
For more photos visit the 2016 Foucart Award page.
The Furrow House was built in 1947 for the J. W. Furrow family of Furrow’s Greenhouses. It was recently purchased by Darrell and Paula Burnett who had a total renovation completed on the property, bringing it back to its original glory. During the renovation an original mural was rediscovered in the butler pantry and bead board found in the attic was used to restore the sun porch ceiling.
The mission of the Logan County Historical Society is to conduct its activities in a manner which shall serve to preserve and perpetuate the history of Logan County and its people. The Foucart Award program was started in 2003. Since then more than 25 properties in Logan County have been presented with Foucart Awards for Historic Preservation. LCHS is supported through the local community and membership is vital to our success.
To see more pictures of these great properties or to nominate a site for next year’s awards go to www.logancountyhistoricalsociety.org.
These were never “diner cars”. The had nothing to do with trains at all. They were built by diner manufacturers (such as Valentine in this case) and shipped to the installation site.