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as well as pioneer furniture, garments, tools, and other artifacts. There are also many photographs of Crook County people, local landmarks, and historic event. The museum's displays include the bank's original teller cages with their marble counters and elegant woodwork. Museum visitors can look
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The building's interior has not significantly changed since it was a community bank. The first floor still has the bank's original bronze teller cages, marble counter tops, etched art-glass, gilt and alabaster chandeliers, and the mahogany paneling that were the trappings of a prestigious banking
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along with some old farm equipment. However, there was no place in the museum to house the vehicle and the large artifacts. As a result, the
Society established a building fund to raise money for another building. In 1987, a museum annex was constructed at the Crook County fairgrounds. The
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The building was first occupied by the Crook County Bank. When the Crook County Bank left in 1923, it was replaced by the Bank of
Prineville and later the Prineville National Bank. When that bank became insolvent during the
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style building constructed using stone blocks from a local quarry located west of the Ochoco
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