The Waverley Historic District is located in
Enid, Oklahoma
Enid ( ) is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,308. Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, a ...
, and has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
(NRHP) since 2006.
It consists of four Waverley additions. The William and Luther Braden farm was the first parcel of land to be platted by the Waverley Development Company in May 1902. Subsequent additions were platted in 1905, 1906, and 1907. The District has 275 buildings built between 1895 and 1935. Architectural styles in the district include Queen Anne cottages, Folk Victorian houses, Colonial Revival houses, Craftsman Bungalow and Prairie School Foursquare Houses. There are also a few Tudor Revival, Neoclassical, Italian Renaissance, and Spanish Eclectic homes.
The T. T. Eason Mansion () and the McCristy-Knox Mansion () are also located within the district, and were both owned by wealthy oilmen. Both of these mansions were listed on the NRHP in 1987. T.T. Eason of Eason Oil Company purchased his house following original owner John W. Graham's death.
Graham had the Prairie Box style house constructed in 1916,
and Eason lived in it from 1923 to 1935.
[
] Charles E. Knox, who owned a refinery in
Covington, Oklahoma
Covington is a town in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 477 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Covington is located in southeastern Garfield County at (36.307490, -97.588379). Oklahoma State Highway 74 passes through the ...
, purchased his mansion from Joseph McCristy, president of the Enid Mill and Grain Company. The mansion was built in 1909 in the Neo-Classical style and designed by R.W. Shaw.
[
] Knox also owned another site listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the
Knox Building. Musician
Michael Hedges
Michael Alden Hedges (December 31, 1953 – December 2, 1997) was an American acoustic guitarist and songwriter.
Early years
The son of Thayne Alden Hedges and Ruth Evelyn Hedges Ipsen, Michael Hedges was born in Sacramento, California. His l ...
also lived in the house with his family.
References
Buildings and structures in Enid, Oklahoma
Geography of Garfield County, Oklahoma
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma
National Register of Historic Places in Garfield County, Oklahoma
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