West Oak Street Preview

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505 West Oak Street

Craftsman influence – Built 1938Razed in 1981 as the Oak-Hickory Historic District was being formed.

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507 West Oak Street

Built in 1915, purchased in 1937 by Dr. Charles Sauders.Original buildings razed for connecting and widening Carroll Blvd c1970 andfor commercial building in 1981

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513 West Oak Street

Built about 1890, purchased in 1937 by Dr. Charles Sauders whoreconditioned the building in 1938.Razed in 1981 as the Oak-Hickory Historic District was being formed

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109 Williams Street

Minimal Traditional – Built 1938

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516 West Oak Street

Williams House site, Built in 1915 for Will Williams.Razed in 1982 as the Oak-Hickory Historic District was being formed.

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609 West Oak Street

O. K. Harry HouseClassical Style influence, Built 1878High Level of Original IntegrityBuilt for O. K. Harry, a lumber and sash merchant. The H. E. May familypurchased the home in 1885 and it stayed in their family until 1979.

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615 West Oak Street

Hamilton House,Craftsman influence, Built 1910 Built for W. F. Hamilton. The house has Craftsman style influence. In 1939, it was reconditioned and the building repurposed for apartments.

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610 West Oak Street

Farris House Prairie, Built 1913 High Level of Original IntegrityBuilt for J. B. Farris, a lumber merchant. Prairie style with classic craftsmandetails, on the former County Judge Joseph A. Carroll’s estate (Carroll Blvd.)

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619 West Oak Street

Denton House Tudor Revival, Built 1928 High Level of Original IntegrityBuilt for Mrs. T. Denton. Note the Jacobean type sandstone arched entry,the high-pitched roof, flue & tiles on the chimney and matching detailed

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616 West Oak Street

Schweer House Italian Renaissance, Built 1916 High Level of Original IntegrityBuilt for Annie Clare and A. F. Schweer, a local banker. Alonzo Jamison’sgrandparents purchased it in 1930. It remained in his care for over 75 years.

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705 West Oak Street

Graham House Neoclassical, Built 1904 High Level of Original Integrity Built by the Grahams, who lived across the street, for their daughter who lived with them, Nola Graham Millican, four years after their marriage.

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700 West Oak Street

Graham House Site Built in 1883 by J. W. Kjellberg and Ben Brand for Jessie and Addison Graham, early Denton merchants. It was locally admired as the ‘house of seven gables’ and was of High Victorian style. Pictured is the watercolor by Dorothy Bertine capturing the house prior to is being razed in 1948 for two parsonages.

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704 West Oak Point

Graham House Site Ranch, Built 1951 Built as a parsonage. When the Graham house at 700 W Oak (pictured) was razed by a local church in 1948, the property was divided into two lots to create both 700 and 704 W Oak for the two parsonages.

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716 West Oak Street

Abney House Prairie, Built 1905 Built for Colonel T. W. Abney and his family. The house was a Prairie style with American Foursquare. It had a pyramidal roof and hipped gables.

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723 West Oak Street

Graham House Queen Anne, Built 1898 High Level of Original Integrity Built by Frank Craft for Otis Graham. In 1911 Elizabeth Lomax’s parents purchase it. She lived in the home for 69 years, teaching English at UNT.

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722 West Oak Street

Christal House Queen Anne w/Italianate Influence, Built 1906 High Level of Original Integrity Built by Frank Craft for Margaret and J. R. Christal, owners of the Golden Hoof Ranch. First in Denton built with indoor plumbing and only electric power.

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801 West Oak Street

Raley House Prairie, Built 1895 & 1923 High Level of Original IntegrityBuilt for Ada and James Raley. Ada expanded in 1923 and created the first landscaped yard while she Board Chair of the Denton County National Bank.

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802 West Oak Street

Lipscomb House Site Built in 1885 for Dr. Curvier Lipscomb. It was a Prairie Foursquare style. Dr. Lipscomb purchased the property from Mr. Mounts (Mounts Dr.) in 1874 and the first two lots of the 1st Mounts Addition in 1878. Priestly Lipscomb acquired this property in 1895 to build his home at 918 W. Oak. In 1970, developers razed this home and replaced it with the commercial structure.

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811 West Oak Street

Martin House Georgian Revival, Built 1926 High Level of Original Integrity Built by A. F. Davidson for Alisey and Dr. Milton Martin. Designed by Fort Worth architect J.B. Davies, built behind the Martin’s home on West Hickory.

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812 West Oak Street

McClurkan House Tudor Revival, Built 1936 High Level of Original IntegrityBuilt for Barbara and Walter B. McClurkan, owners of McClurkan’s Store on the Square at Elm and Hickory Street, now the Hickory Street Office building.

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819 West Oak Street

Scripture House Mission Revival, Built 1886 & 1910 High Level of Original Integrity Built for Annie and Robert C. Scripture, merchants/grocers at the Scripture building on the Square. B. H. Deavenport, banker, doubled the size in 1910.

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818 West Oak Street

Farris House Craftsman, Built 1924 High Level of Original IntegrityBuilt for J. B. Farris, a lumber merchant. Amos Barksdale bought the home in 1948, arriving in Denton in 1926 as director of band & orchestra at now UNT.

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903 West Oak Street

Blewett House Queen Anne, Built 1900 High Level of Original IntegrityBuilt for G. H. Blewett, a founder of Denton Milling Company and a bank executive. The home includes a basement and servant quarters.

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904 West Oak Street

Coit House Site/Ray House Ranch, Built 1946Built in 1893, for J. C. Coit. The house was Queen Anna style. Fire destroyed the house in 1946. The current home was built in ranch style for Mable Ray.

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915 West Oak Street

Dobbins House Colonial Revival, Built 1926 High Level of Original Integrity Built for Etta and Dr. Thomas Dobbins, a physician. Wiley Clarkson of Fort Worth was also architect of Denton High School (Calhoun MS) built in 1924

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912 West Oak Street

Sample House Colonial Revival, Built 1940 High Level of Original IntegrityBuilt for Philo and Tom Sample, local grocery merchants on the Square. They acquired the land in 1936 and gained the original building permit in 1939.

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921 West Oak Street

McDonald House Craftsman, Built 1927 Built for Prof. P. E. McDonald. Mr. McDonald acquired the land in 1917 as he joined the Normal, now UNT and gained the original building permit in 1926. It was moved to this location when Carroll Blvd. was expanded.

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918 West Oak Street

Lipscomb House Craftsman, Built 1895Built for Molly and Priestly Lipscomb it began as a 3 room cottage with 12-foot ceilings for cooling in the summer. Purchase in 1921 by William T Doggett, Superintendent of Denton City Schools, owned by Doggett family until 2004.

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923 West Oak Street

Ratcliff House Craftsman, Built 1937Built in 1937 for Callie Ratcliff and Nettie Shultz. The house is Craftsman style and constructed in the height of the Great Depression.

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924 West Oak Street

Davis House Craftsman, Built 1916Built in 1916 for the G. O. Davis family. The house is textbook Craftsman style.

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1003 West Oak Street

Rayzor House Prairie, Built 1909 High Level of Original IntegrityBuilt by M. T. Goodwin for Eva and J. Newton Rayzor, manager of the Alliance Ice Company and an officer at Alliance Milling Company (Morrison Milling).

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1004 West Oak Street

Woodward House Queen Anne, Built 1897 High Level of Original IntegrityBuilt for Mrs. Woodward, Eva Long’s mother to live next door to Eva Long at 1018 W Oak.

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1011 West Oak Street

Anderson House Tutor Revival influence, Built 1928 Built for Elizabeth and James Anderson. During the Great Depression, the house rented for $50 a month until it was purchased by Callie Ratcliff in 1943.

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1018 West Oak Street

Long House Craftsman, Built 1914 High Level of Original Integrity Built by A. F. Davidson for Eva and J. A. Long. Eva Long was the president of Denton’s Ariel Club and large contributor to the Women’s Club building.

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1015 West Oak Street

Cunningham House Tudor Revival, Built 1923 High Level of Original IntegrityBuilt for Daisy Cunningham, ten years after her husband death, Daisy as a single parent became very involved in the community caring for others.

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1023 West Oak Street

Sullivan House Italianate, Built 1920 High Level of Original IntegrityBuilt for Judge J. W. Sullivan’s family. In 1928, Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Sharp acquired the home, in 1948, Mrs. Sharp’s sister, Nettie Cummings acquired it.

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1035 West Oak Street

Evers House Queen Anne w/Neoclassical influence, Built 1903 High Level of Original IntegrityBuilt in 1903 by Frank Craft for Mary and Robert Evers, merchants of the Evers Hardware store in the middle of the south side of the Square