Historic Homes of Tahlequah:
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| Baggette Home |
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| Built in 1906, by a Mr. Alston, a local contractor, the floor plan of
this house is identical to the Bedwell home and has the same Carpenter Gothic features.
The Baggette girls attended Northeastern State University and later became teachers. |
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| Bedwell Home |
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| This house was also built by Mr. Alston for a Mr.
Bedwell, a biology instructor at Northeastern State University. The roof
patterns and porch treatments of this house are typical of the Carpenter
Gothic style (1870-1910). |
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| Jim Duncan Home |
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| Built in the Carpenter Gothic style (1870-1910), this house incorporates
sawn wood ornaments on the gables, porches, and cornices. Still standing
in the yard is a spring house where early residents drew water and stored
milk and butter. The house was built by Gus Ivey, a prominent Tahlequah
businessman, and was sold to the James Duncan family. Mr. Duncan was a
land surveyor, a teacher, and a farmer. About 1965, the city of Tahlequah
bought the place and converted it into a community center, Brookside. |
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| Jane Anna French Home |
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Something borrowed could be the theme for this house built in 1889 and given to Jane Anna
as a wedding gift by her father. Brick and symmetry were borrowed from the
Federal style (1780-1820). Decorative quoining from the Renaissance period
garnish the exterior corners of the house. The home also has
characteristics of the Carpenter Gothic style (1870-1910). Jane Anna was
the wife of Constable Robert M. French, and was the daughter of wealthy
Tahlequah merchant Johnson Thompson.
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| Dr. Irvin D. Leoser Home |
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| Built in 1833, the oldest portion, the log cabin - the part that
remains standing, was known for its hospitality to the unfortunate during the Civil War.
The house consisted of three rooms and a breezeway connected to a large room with a fireplace. |
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| George M. Murrell Home |
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| This home was built in the new Cherokee Nation about 1845 by George M.
Murrell. Mr. Murrell was a native Virginian who married Minerva Ross in
1834. Minerva was a member of a wealthy mixed-blood Cherokee/Scottish
family, and the niece of Chief John Ross. |
| The Murrell Home is the only remaining antebellum plantation home in
modern-day Oklahoma. This home stands as a reminder of the high lifestyle
practiced by a few in the Cherokee Nation before the Civil War. The home
contains original and period artifacts and furnishings and is currently
undergoing restoration. |
| For group tours and special program information contact: George M.
Murrell Home Site, 19479 E. Murrel Road, Park Hill, OK 74451-9601.
(918) 456-2751. |
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| Powell-Antoine Home |
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| Cherokee Chief Downing once owned the land where this Victorian style
home is located. Wooden shingles which cover the tower and the small
stained glass panes above clear panes of glass are typical of the Queen
Anne style. The house was built in 1905. |
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| Johnson Thompson Home |
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| The style of this two-story brick home is modified Gothic. A revival
of the Gothic style took place from 1835 to 1880. Tall, slender windows
emphasize a vertical effect. Johnson Thompson, one of the wealthiest
merchants in Indian Territory, built the house in 1880. |
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