National Register Record for WALTER J. & FRANCES W. EDWARDS HOUSE

Historic Name: WALTER J. & FRANCES W. EDWARDS HOUSE
Current Name: SAME
Address: 1621 NE GRAND BLVD.
City: OKLAHOMA CITY            County: OKLAHOMA
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE WALTER J. AND FRANCES W. EDWARDS HOUSE IS A ONE AND ONE-HALF STORY BRICK TUDOR REVIVAL STYLE COTTAGE. WALTER AND FRANCES EDWARDS WERE ENTREPRENEURS IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERAL AFRICAN AMERICAN SUBDIVISIONS IN OKLAHOMA CITY. THIS RESIDENCE IN HASSMAN HEIGHTS WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST HOMES BUILT IN THE FIRST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHED BY THE EDWARDSS. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/8/1994.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Current Function: DOMESTIC: SINGLE DWELLING
Area of Significance 1: ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: TUDOR REVIVAL
Architect: UNKNOWN
Year Built: 1941-1942            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: DECEMBER 1, 1993