National Register Record for EDWARDS HISTORIC DISTRICT

Historic Name: EDWARDS HISTORIC DISTRICT
Current Name: SAME
Address: EAST PARK PLACE TO NE 16TH, WEST OF NORTH PAGE AVENUE TO NE GRAND BOULEVARD (WEST SIDE OF I-35)
City: OKLAHOMA CITY            County: OKLAHOMA
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE EDWARDS HISTORIC DISTRICT IS LOCATED IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA CITY, JUST WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND NORTH FROM NE 10TH STREET TO NE 16TH STREET. AFRICAN AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURS, WALTER AND FRANCES EDWARDS, DEVELOPED THIS AREA BETWEEN 1930 AND 1950. CONTAINING MOSTLY SMALL, SINGLE-STORY WOOD FRAME HOUSES, THE DISTRICT IS SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS CONNECTION TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE DEVELOPERS, FRANCES AND WALTER EDWARDS. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 10/3/1996.

Type: DISTRICT
Historic Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING; RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY
Current Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING; VACANT/NOT IN USE; COMMERCE/TRADE: SPECIALTY STORE; RELIGION: RELIGIOUS FACILITY
Area of Significance 1: ETHNIC HERITAGE
Area of Significance 2: COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Architectural Style: NATIONAL FOLK, TUDOR REVIVAL, COLONIAL REVIVAL
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1937-1946            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: OKLAHOMA CITY CITY DIRECTORY; SANBORN FIRE INSURANCE MAPS; OKLAHOMA COUNTY TAX ROLLS
Date Prepared: 1996