Oklahoma's National Register of Historic Places

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ID Number SG100005558
Historic Name HERITAGE HILLS EAST HISTORIC DISTRICT
Description of Significance HERITAGE HILLS EAST HISTORIC DISTRICT, LOCATED IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE UNDER CRITERION A FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF OKLAHOMA CITY, AND UNDER CRITERION C AS ITS EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES, POPULAR WITHIN A BRIEF AND SIGNIFICANT SPAN OF OKLAHOMA CITY’S HISTORY AND BUILT AS PART OF A COHESIVE AND INTENTIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT, CREATE A READILY IDENTIFIABLE, SIGNIFICANT AND DISTINGUISHABLE ENTITY WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF OKLAHOMA CITY AT LARGE. THE DEVELOPMENT OF HERITAGE HILLS EAST IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RAPID WAVES OF OKLAHOMA CITY’S EARLY GROWTH, AS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS MOVED OUTWARD FROM THE ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF OKLAHOMA CITY. MUCH OF THIS DEVELOPMENT WAS INTENTIONAL AND WELL-PLANNED, AS DEVELOPERS LIKE ANTON CLASSEN AND G.A. NICHOLS ASSEMBLED LARGE PROPERTIES AND SHAPED OKLAHOMA CITY’S EARLIEST NEIGHBORHOODS. THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF HERITAGE HILLS EAST WAS QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY INCREASING DENSITY AND THEN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. OTHER THAN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, MUCH OF WHICH REPLACED PREVIOUS SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF N. BROADWAY AVENUE, MOST OF THE EXTANT PROPERTIES WERE CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1910 AND 1932. OF THE 128 PROPERTIES WITHIN THE DISTRICT, 87 OF THOSE WERE CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN AN EVEN SHORTER SPAN FROM 1917 TO 1922. LISTED 9/17/2020.
Current Name SAME
Address BOUNDED BY NORTHWEST 14TH STREET, NORTH BROADWAY AVENUE, NORTHWEST 22ND STREET, AND NORTH ROBINSON AVENUE
City OKLAHOMA CITY
County OKLAHOMA
Lot
Block
Current Section
Township
Range
Type DISTRICT
Historic Function BUSINESS; COMMERCE/TRADE; DOMESTIC; MEDICAL BUSINESS/OFFICE; MULTIPLE DWELLING; PROFESSIONAL; RELIGION; SINGLE DWELLING
Current Function BUSINESS; COMMERCE/TRADE; DOMESTIC; GOVERNMENT: FIRE STATION; MEDICAL BUSINESS/OFFICE; MULTIPLE DWELLING; PROFESSIONAL; RELIGION; SINGLE DWELLING
Area Significance 1 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Area Significance 2 ARCHITECTURE
Date Prepared MARCH 2019
Year Built 1910-1932
Original Site YES
Architect/Builder VARIOUS
Architectural Style VARIOUS
Roof Material VARIOUS
Wall Material VARIOUS
Window Material VARIOUS
Door Material VARIOUS
Decorative Details
Condition POOR - EXCELLENT
Comments LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER SEPTEMBER 17, 2020.
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