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| ID Number |
SG100006628 |
| Historic Name |
LYONS, SIDNEY AND MARY, HOUSE AND COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT |
| Description of Significance |
THE SIDNEY AND MARY LYONS RESIDENCE AND COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT IS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR COMMERCE AND ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK, UNDER CRITERION B AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR ITS AFFILIATION WITH SIDNEY AND MARY LYONS AND WITH MELVIN F. LUSTER, AND UNDER CRITERION C AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR ARCHITECTURE. THE PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION IS FROM 1912, THE APPROXIMATE CONSTRUCTION DATE OF THE BUNGALOW AT 304 NORTHEAST 3RD STREET, TO MARY LYONS’ DEATH IN 1957. THE DISTRICT FEATURES A GRAND, ITALIAN RENAISSANCE REVIVAL STYLE RESIDENCE AT 300 NORTHEAST 3RD STREET KNOWN TODAY AS THE MELVIN F. LUSTER HOUSE (NRIS #83002101). THE HOUSE WAS BUILT FOR SIDNEY LYONS IN 1926 SHORTLY AFTER HIS MARRIAGE TO MARY JENNIE LUSTER. ANCILLARY BUILDINGS WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT REFLECT THE COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THE LYONS/LUSTER FAMILY, MOST NOTABLY COSMETICS AND REAL ESTATE. THE EAST INDIA TOILET GOODS MANUFACTURING COMPANY BUILDING AT 316 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE, BUILT IN 1922, SOLD HAIR PRODUCTS AND COSMETICS TO AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE BUNGALOW AT 304 NORTHEAST 3RD STREET WAS A RENTAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE LYONS/LUSTER FAMILY FOR OVER SEVENTY YEARS. TOGETHER, THESE RESOURCES REPRESENT A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES AND REFLECT THE COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL VITALITY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOODS IN OKLAHOMA CITY DURING THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY. |
| Current Name |
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| Address |
300-304 NORTHEAST 3RD STREET; 316 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE |
| City |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
| County |
OKLAHOMA |
| Lot |
13-15 |
| Block |
10 |
| Current Section |
34 |
| Township |
12N |
| Range |
3W |
| Type |
DISTRICT |
| Historic Function |
DOMESTIC: SINGLE-DWELLING; DOMESTIC: SECONDARY STRUCTURE; COMMERCE/TRADE: SPECIALTY STORE; INDUSTRY/PROCESSING/EXTRACTION: MANUFACTURING FACILITY |
| Current Function |
VACANT |
| Area Significance 1 |
COMMERCE; ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK |
| Area Significance 2 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Date Prepared |
2020 |
| Year Built |
1912-1957 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
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| Architectural Style |
ITALIAN RENAISSANCE; CRAFTSMAN; COMMERCIAL STYLE |
| Roof Material |
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| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
WOOD |
| Decorative Details |
THE SIDNEY AND MARY LYONS RESIDENCE AND COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT CONTAINS SOME OF THE LAST REMAINING, ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES WITH DIRECT TIES TO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA CITY’S HISTORY AS A SEGREGATED AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. IT CONSISTS OF FIVE CONTIGUOUS, CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES: A CRAFTSMAN-STYLE BUNGALOW (304 NORTHEAST 3RD STREET), THE MELVIN F. LUSTER HOUSE (NRIS #83002101) AND AN ASSOCIATED GARAGE (300 NORTHEAST 3RD STREET), THE EAST INDIA TOILET GOODS MANUFACTURING COMPANY BUILDING (316 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE) AND A BRICK FENCE WALL. BUILT BETWEEN 1912 AND 1926, ALL RESOURCES WERE ONCE OWNED BY SIDNEY AND MARY LYONS. ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST BLACK OKLAHOMANS DURING THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY, SIDNEY LYONS OVERSAW SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS VENTURES IN RETAIL, REAL ESTATE, AND OIL. THE CRAFTSMAN-STYLE BUNGALOW, WHICH LYONS OWNED AND LEASED TO TENANTS, AND THE EAST INDIA TOILET GOODS BUILDING, WHICH MANUFACTURED COSMETIC PRODUCTS, ARE DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH SIDNEY’S BUSINESS INTERESTS AND ARE THE LAST REPRESENTATIONS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ARCHITECTURAL STYLES IN THIS SECTION OF OKLAHOMA CITY. SIDNEY USED HIS WEALTH TO BUILD A LUXURIOUS ITALIAN RENAISSANCE REVIVAL-STYLE RESIDENCE THAT IS KNOWN TODAY FOR HIS STEPSON, MELVIN F. LUSTER. |
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
LISTED 06/10/2021 |
| Restricted |
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