The Conklin House, the Johnson House, and the Kee House in

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are

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houses from the pre-statehood era of Oklahoma that are recognized as significant by the "Territorial Homes in Chandler" MPS.

Conklin House

The Conklin House in

is a

house that was built in 1905. It was listed on the

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in 1984 as part of

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for "Territorial Homes of Chandler". It is a 2.5-story house with a large two-story balconied portico with pedimented roof, and a veranda supported by

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columns. One of the oldest houses in Conklin, it was regarded to be the "most impressive" in Chandler before Oklahoma's statehood and in early statehood years. It was built for E.L. Conklin, a leader in Chandler active in the Union National Bank of Chandler who also served as agent to the Sac and

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Indians. with

Johnson House

The Johnson House is a two-story white clapboard house, also with a pedimented two-tier portico. The columns supporting the pediment are Ionic order. It also has a veranda around two sides of the house, supported by five single-story

columns. with

Kee House

The Kee House was built in 1898. It has a two-story balconied porch and stained glass windows. It has polychromatic walls, including red brick on the first floor level and fish scale pattern wood shingles on the second. It was originally the home of

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Kee, then

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, and later A.E. Patrick, J.W. Adams, and P.D. Erwin.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma Colonial Revival architecture in Oklahoma Houses completed in 1905 Houses in Lincoln County, Oklahoma National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Oklahoma Houses completed in 1897 1905 establishments in Oklahoma Territory 1897 establishments in Indian Territory Chandler, Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-NRHP-stub