Territorial Homes of Chandler

The Conklin House, the Johnson House, and the Kee House in Chandler, Oklahoma are Colonial Revival houses from the pre-statehood era of Oklahoma that are recognized as significant by the "Territorial Homes in Chandler" MPS.[1]

Conklin House
Conklin House
Location206 W. 8th St., Chandler, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°42′9″N 96°52′56″W
Built1905
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSTerritorial Homes of Chandler MPS
NRHP reference No.84003116[2]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1984

The Conklin House in Chandler, Oklahoma is a Colonial Revival house that was built in 1905. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as part of multiple property submission for "Territorial Homes of Chandler".[2][1]

It is a 2.5-story house with a large two-story balconied portico with pedimented roof, and a veranda supported by Tuscan order columns. One of the oldest houses in Conklin, it was regarded to be the "most impressive" in Chandler before Oklahoma's statehood and in early statehood years. It was built for E.L. Conklin, a leader in Chandler active in the Union National Bank of Chandler who also served as agent to the Sac and Fox Indians.[3]

Johnson House
Johnson House
Location503 Marvel Ave., Chandler, Oklahoma
Coordinates35°42′20″N 96°52′51″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1897
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSTerritorial Homes of Chandler TR
NRHP reference No.84003121
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1984

The Johnson House is a two-story white clapboard house, also with a pedimented two-tier portico. The columns supporting the pediment are Ionic order. It also has a veranda around two sides of the house, supported by five single-story Tuscan order columns.[4]:2

Kee House

The Kee House was built in 1898. It has a two-story balconied porch and stained glass windows. It has polychromatic walls, including red brick on the first floor level and fish scale pattern wood shingles on the second. It was originally the home of United States Marshall Kee, then William Tilghman, and later A.E. Patrick, J.W. Adams, and P.D. Erwin.[1]:4

References
  1. Nicola Perkins and George 0. Carney (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Territorial Homes of Chandler Thematic Resources (TR)". National Park Service. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. Nicola Perkins and George 0. Carney (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Conklin House". National Park Service. Retrieved October 3, 2016. with five photos
  4. Nicola Perkins and George 0. Carney (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Johnson House". National Park Service. Retrieved October 3, 2016. with six photos from 1983
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