This large hilltop house, extremely romantic in feeling, consists of interlocking two-story gabled wings with a third-story central belvedere. The southern façade is opened by arcaded loggias and terraces. A one-story wing extends to the north, terminated by a garage addition. Walls are rendered in textured pale buff brick; roofs are clad in Spanish tile. … Read more
This rambling Mediterranean-style house is clad in white stucco with red tile roofs. It was built c. 1927 for Joe Maxwell, who traded the house, to C. O. Collins for an oil lease following the Stock Market crash of October, 1929. Both were prominent oil men. Kay Kimbell, grain magnate and arts patron, purchased the … Read more
The Fleming House is a large two-story brick residence situated on a prominent corner site in the center of the Park Hill subdivision. Designed by Joseph R. Pelich and built in 1927, it is quite similar to Pelich’s earlier Melat House in Ryan Place (see 2600 Ryan Place Drive). It is a two-story gabled structure, … Read more
This commercial development was designed as a row of Tudor Revival cottages stepping up a sloping site. It was built c. 1927 as an income property for Dr. W. C. Duringer. The store on the west end was added slightly later; it burned and was rebuilt in 1956. The brick walls and half-timbering of the … Read more
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