National Register Record for JOHN E. TURNER HOME

Historic Name: JOHN E. TURNER HOME
Current Name: SAME
Address: 401 EAST TENTH
City: HOLDENVILLE            County: HUGHES
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE JOHN E TURNER HOME IS AN OUSTANDING EXAMPLE OF MISSION/SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL IN THE HOLDENVILLE COMMUNITY. THE RESIDENCE IS A THREE STORY AMERICAN FOURSQUARE WITH WOOD CLAPBOARD SIDING. THE FOUNDATION ON THE MAIN HOUSE IS STONE, WITH BRICK ON THE FRONT PORCH. THE HOUSE HAS A FLARED PYRAMIDAL HIPPED ROOF WITH MULTIPLE HIPPED DORMERS. IT HAS A WRAP AROUND FRONT PORCH WITH STONE AND WOOD COLUMN SUPPORTS AND WOODEN BALUSTRADE. THERE IS A DETACHED GARAGE IN THE SAME STYLE. THE HOME IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT IN ITS ASSOCIATION WITH TWO PROMINENT OKLAHOMA MEN (R.M. MCFARLIN AND JOHN E. TURNER) AND THEIR FAMILIES. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 1/27/1983.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Current Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
Architectural Style: MISSION/SPANISH COLONIAL REVIVAL
Architect: LEIGH BROUGHTON, BUILDER
Year Built: 1910            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: C. TYSON, J. THOMPSON, O. FAULK, THE MCMAN: THE LIVES OF ROBERT M. MCFARLIN AND JAMES A. CHAPMAN, NORMAN, OKLAHOMA: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS, 1977.
Date Prepared: CA 1982