National Register Record for PRESIDENT'S HOUSE (BOYD HOUSE) UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Historic Name: PRESIDENT'S HOUSE (BOYD HOUSE) UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
Current Name: None
Address: 407 WEST BOYD
City: NORMAN            County: CLEVELAND
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: CONSTRUCTED AROUND 1903 BY DAVID ROSS BOYD, PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, THE HOUSE WAS PURCHASED BY THE STATE IN 1914 TO BECOME THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT. AT THIS TIME, THE ORIGINAL BOYD HOUSE WAS ENLARGED TO ITS PRESENT SIXE. THE HOUSE IS DOMINATED BY THE PORTICO, A FULL-HEIGHT PEDIMENTED PORCH SUPPORTED BY FLUTED IONIC COLUMNS. LOCATED DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM CAMPUS, THE BOYD HOUSE SERVES TO OVERSEE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 7/6/76.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Current Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Area of Significance 1: EDUCATION
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: CLASSICAL REVIVAL
Architect: None
Year Built: C. 1903; C. 1915            Original Site: YES
Condition: None
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 3/1976