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Marland Mansion: Oklahoma's 'Palace on the Praire' Built between 1925 and 1928 at a cost of $5.5 million, the 55-room Marland Mansion consists of 43,561 square feet and is modeled after the ...
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The McBirney Mansion in Tulsa, Oklahoma was the home of James H. McBirney, co-founder of the Bank of Commerce in Tulsa in 1904. [2] [a] He was the original owner of the mansion, built by architect John Long in 1928, and lived there until 1976. The mansion contained 15,900 square feet (1,480 m 2) and sits on a 2.91 acres (11,800 m 2) lot. The ...
The E.W. Marland Mansion is a 43,561 square feet (4,046.9 m 2) Mediterranean Revival-style mansion located in Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States.Built by oil baron and philanthropist Ernest Whitworth (E.W.) Marland, as a display of wealth at the peak of the 1920s oil boom, the house is one of the largest residences in the southwestern United States, and is known as the "Palace on the Prairie."
From historic mansions to lakeside homes, these are some of the most expensive homes that were sold or listed in Oklahoma in 2023.
The mansion is located southwest of the commercial core of Okmulgee, which is itself NRHP-listed as the Okmulgee Downtown Historic District. [2] [3] It was constructed for Asa D. Kennedy and Nellie Kennedy; Asa D. Kennedy was a bank founder and real estate investor. [2] [4] The house was completed in 1904 by builder Henry Clay Kennady (sic). [2]
The Second Renaissance Revival house [2] was built for William Taylor Hales, a prominent business man of early Oklahoma City, in 1916 at a cost of $125,000 USD.In 1939, the mansion was bought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and served as the residence of the archbishop until it was converted back into a private residence in 1992.
In 1939, Hefner was elected mayor of Oklahoma City serving until 1947. He was the first person elected to multi-year terms as mayor of Oklahoma City. [4] In 1970, the Hefners donated their mansion to the Oklahoma Historical Association (OHA), which wanted to use it as the OHA headquarters and home to the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. The OHA made some ...