The James Alexander Veasey House, also known as the Veasey-Leach House, is a

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style house in

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that was built in 1913. It was listed on the

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in 1989 "for its architectural significance as a local landmark example of the Colonial Revival style". It is included in the

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, later listed on the NRHP. and It was designed by local architect

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. and The structure is a two-story

house. It is T-shaped, has clapboard siding and a gabled roof with a

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centered above the entry.Tulsa Preservation Commission. "Veasey House." Retrieved January 7, 2012. The original owner, James Alexander Veasey, was a lawyer for the

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who settled in Tulsa and founded the

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. He lived in this house until 1938, when he retired as chief counsel for Carter Oil Company, a subsidiary of

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma Colonial Revival architecture in Oklahoma Houses completed in 1913 Buildings and structures in Tulsa, Oklahoma Houses in Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1913 establishments in Oklahoma National Register of Historic Places in Tulsa, Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-NRHP-stub