National Register Record for CLEARY, JACK AND HELEN, HOUSE

Historic Name: CLEARY, JACK AND HELEN, HOUSE
Current Name: "HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES"
Address: 13 HILLCREST DRIVE
City: PONCA CITY            County: KAY
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE RESIDENCE LOCATED AT 13 HILLCREST DRIVE WAS DESIGNED BY JOHN DUNCAN FORSYTH AND BUILT BETWEEN 1926 AND 1927 ON LAND CONVEYED TO THE CLEARY FAMILY BY PROMINENT PONCA CITY OILMAN, E.W. MARLAND. KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE "HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES", THE JOHN AND HELEN CLEARY HOUSE IS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE UNDER CRITERION C AS AN OUTSTANDING LOCAL EXAMPLE OF COLONIAL STYLE ARCHITECTURE DESIGNED BY RENOWNED OKLAHOMA ARCHITECT JOHN DUNCAN FORSYTH. IT WAS LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER ON 30 JANUARY 2020.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING, DOMESTIC: SECONDARY STRUCTURE
Current Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING, DOMESTIC: SECONDARY STRUCTURE
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: COLONIAL REVIVAL
Architect: ARCHITECT: JOHN DUNCAN FORSYTH
Year Built: 1926-1927            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: NOVEMBER 2019