The A. C. Trumbo House is a house in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. It was built in 1906 for Arthur C. Trumbo as a replica of one of Mark Twain's houses and is on the

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. The plot on which it stands was originally in the

Creek Nation The Muscogee Nation, or Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is a federally recognized Native American tribe based in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The nation descends from the historic Muscogee Confederacy, a large group of indigenous peoples of the South ...

Indian territory The Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the United States Government for the relocation of Native Americans who held aboriginal title to their land as a sovereign ...

, before it was incorporated into Oklahoma on November 16, 1907. It is a two-and-a-half-story house that is approximately by in size. It includes some elements of

Prairie Style architecture Prairie School is a late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural style, most common in the Midwestern United States. The style is usually marked by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped i ...

: long eaves "creating a horizontal quality", several banded windows, the central portion lifted higher than flanking wings, a floral-patterned stained glass window. with

NRHP Application discussion

This was one of five historic residences that were nominated in a group, titled "Territorial Homes of Muskogee." The houses in this group include: *A. C. Trumbo House, * J.C. Welch House, * A. W. Patterson Home, * Coss Home, and * Murphy Home. All of these houses were built in the same time period (1904-1907), shortly before the end of the Territorial Period. They are all in good condition and continue in service as residences. There have been no alterations significant enough to disturb their historic character.

Text of the badly faded sign reads: "This home, at 1321 West Broadway, built in 1906 by A.C. Trumbo, is a replica of one of Mark Twain's homes. Mr. Trumbo was the son-in-law of A.W. Patterson, and both men were pioneer bankers and promoters of Muskogee and early Arkansas River navigation. Together these two men provided the financing for Muskogee's Convention Hall, scene of the Trans-Mississippi Congress of 1907."

Historical significance of A. C. Trumbo

Trumbo and Patterson had co-founded the Bank of Muskogee in 1901, before Oklahoma became a state.Thoburn, Joseph Bradfield. ''A Standard History of Oklahoma, Vol. III.''. American Historical Society. Chicago and New York. 1916, p. 1047. Available on Google Books.
Accessed December 6, 2016 At the time the Trumbo house was built, Muskogee was within the Creek Nation in Indian Territory. It was the most populous and most commercially important city in the Territory. The two men provided financing for Muskogee's Convention Hall, which was built in 1907 to house the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Convention. Trumbo succeeded Patterson as president of Bank of Muskogee in 1918.

Description

The A.C. Trumbo House was built in 1906, based on the design of a house belonging to

Samuel Clemens Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...

(Mark Twain) that Mr. and Mrs. Trumbo visited during their honeymoon. The architecture includes elements of the Prairie style, such as: * a central portion that rises slightly above the flanking wings, * eaves extending well beyond the walls to create a horizontal quality, * brick and stucco extending walls that delineate the entrance and rear terrace, * leaded glass sidelights that flank the entry door, * a floriated stained glass window serving as the focal point of the facade.

Notes

External links

Historic Homes of Muskogee Oklahoma

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trumbo, A. C., House Buildings and structures in Muskogee, Oklahoma Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma Houses in Muskogee County, Oklahoma National Register of Historic Places in Muskogee County, Oklahoma Houses completed in 1906 1906 establishments in Indian Territory