Hales Mansion

United States historic place


W. T. Hales House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


35°29′9″N 97°31′9″W / 35.48583°N 97.51917°W / 35.48583; -97.51917
Area	1.17 acres
Built	1916
Architect	Hawk & Parr
Architectural style	Renaissance, Italian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	78002245^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 29, 1978

The Hales Mansion is a mansion built in 1916 in the Heritage Hills neighborhood of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.

History

The Second Renaissance Revival house^[2] was built for William Taylor Hales, a prominent business man of early Oklahoma City, in 1916 at a cost of $125,000 USD. In 1939, the mansion was bought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and served as the residence of the archbishop until it was converted back into a private residence in 1992. The mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[3] In April 2017, the mansion was bought by an Oklahoma City radiologist for $2.125 million.

Architecture

The house contains 20,021 square feet of living space spread over three floors, and an additional 3,136 square feet of basement,^[4] making the Hales Mansion the largest residence in Oklahoma City. The mansion was designed by the firm Hawk & Parr and is constructed of Bedford limestone and bricks imported from Greece. The main entrance on the east facade is a large, two-story portico supported by eight Corinthian columns. The secondary entrance on the north facade, facing the Overholser Mansion, is also a two-story portico but supported by four columns. On the ground level, the main entrance opens into a grand hall and a grand staircase.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory" (PDF). nr_shpo.okstate.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
^ "Oklahoma National Register Properties". nr_shpo.okstate.edu. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
^ "Oklahoma County Assessor, OK | Official Website". Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved October 15, 2021.