Oklahoma preserving homes and the stories of the families who lived in them

If you enjoy some of Oklahoma’s historic homes, the families that built them have even more interesting stories.

 
BY MAX NICHOLS | Published: December 30, 2012   

Visitors often enjoy Oklahoma’s well-preserved, historic homes such as the George M. Murrell Home in Park Hill, Marshall McCully’s Sod House near Aline, the Fred Drummond Home in Hominy, the Henry Overholser Mansion in Oklahoma City and the Frank Phillips Home in Bartlesville.

photo - Frank Phillips owned barbershops in Iowa before moving to Bartlesville and incorporating the Phillips Petroleum Co. in 1917. PHOTO PROVIDED
Frank Phillips owned barbershops in Iowa before moving to Bartlesville and incorporating the Phillips Petroleum Co. in 1917. PHOTO PROVIDED

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However, it is the families that built these unique homes and preserved them for generations that made remarkable accomplishments in the history and development of Oklahoma as a pioneer...
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