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24-512: The mansion was built by Henry Overholser , considered to be the "father of Oklahoma City" by many, and his socialite wife Anna Ione Murphy Overholser , and is considered to be Oklahoma City's first mansion. Overholser bought the land for the purpose of building a residence in 1901 and, when built, the mansion was located away from the city center and surrounded by farmland. Mr. Overholser died in 1915. The couple's daughter, Henry Ione Overholser (born in 1905), married David Perry in 1926 and lived in

48-414: A bell roof caps the apex of the pyramid roof. Access to the basement is located under the back staircase, near the kitchen. Two prominent entrances that face and N Hudson Avenue (east entrance) and NW 15th Street (south entrance) are located on the first floor. Connecting these two entrances is an L-shaped hallway. The main staircase is located at the east entrance, leading up to the second floor. Across

72-597: A county commissioner of Oklahoma County . He built the Overholser Opera House on Grand Avenue for $ 108,000 in 1903 and the Overholser Theater. In 1905, Henry and Anna Overholser had their only child together; a daughter, Henry Ione Overholser. With collaborator Charles G. Jones , he was instrumental in the creation of two railways important to Oklahoma City: the St. Louis and Oklahoma City Railroad in 1895, and

96-467: A day nursery, where they ate and played, or a combination thereof. The nursery suite would include some bathroom facilities and possibly a small kitchen. The nurse (nanny) and nursemaid (assistant) slept in the suite too, to be within earshot of the sleeping children. A nursery is generally designated for the smallest bedroom in the house, as a baby requires very little space until at least walking age. In 1890, Jane Ellen Panton discouraged organising

120-504: A fortune when he arrived in Oklahoma Territory in 1889. He quickly began buying lots, developing business buildings, and making capital improvements using his own money to what would become Oklahoma City Overholser married Anna Ione Murphy on October 23, 1889. His brother, Levi, and nephew, Will, lived in one of his buildings on West Grand in 1889. Overholser ran unsuccessfully for mayor two times, but did succeed in becoming

144-415: A more interactive approach: they stressed the importance of visual stimulation for children's development. As a result, colourful patterned wallpapers appeared on the market. The author of a 1900 article on nursery décor was concerned with the idea that spartan conditions with little ornamentation have a positive impact on children's development, suggesting putting colourful pictures on the walls instead. At

168-402: A nursery in "any small and out-of-the-way chamber", proposing instead to prioritise children's comfort and health by selecting a spacious and well-sunlit room. She highlighted the importance of decorations, suggesting a blue colour palette, simpler furniture and pictures. Patton also wrote that a nursery should contain some medical supplies so that the nurse can tend to the child's ailment before

192-709: The Oklahoma City Terminal Railroad in 1900. Just before statehood in 1906, Overholser helped the local chamber of commerce purchase land for the State Fair of Oklahoma, giving it a permanent home. He served on the fair's board for numerous years. A prominent mansion in Oklahoma City stands as testament to the Overholser family. The 20-room, brick-and-stone Victorian mansion lies in Heritage Hills and

216-510: The 1842 British Cyclopedia of Domestic Medicine and Surgery instructed the readers to never use a shaded room for a nursery and stressed the importance of ventilation. The author, Thomas Andrew, also suggested using two rooms for the nursery to move between them during the cleaning. He neither encourages nor warns against adding colourful objects into the nursery, simply mentioning that they catch children's attention. Starting from 1870s, authors such as Mary Eliza Haweis started advocating for

240-457: The 1950s. Connected to the Perry Bedroom is another bathroom to the west, which then leads into the second floor sitting room. The sitting room is also accessible from a small hallway where the back stairs are located. To the north of the sitting room is a small sewing room that leads into the nursery . The nursery also connects to the small back hallway. The third floor is only accessible from

264-401: The back staircase. The stairs lead into a ballroom and nooks under three dormers. To the east is another room with access to another dormer nook and a hallway to a room in the tower. This room contains display cases containing antique furniture and items. To the northeast of the ballroom is a spacious maid's room with a bathroom and three more dormer nooks. Located throughout the third floor along

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288-446: The doctor arrives. The nursery can remain the bedroom of the child into their teenage years, or until a younger sibling is born, and the parents decide to move the older child into another larger bedroom. A typical modern nursery contains a cradle or a crib (or similar type of bed), a table or platform for the purpose of changing diapers (also known as a changing table ), a rocking chair , as well as various items required for

312-471: The exterior walls are numerous closets and storage rooms. Located to the west of the mansion and constructed at the same time is a two-story carriage house. The first floor originally housed stables, while the second floor was the hayloft . The first floor later became a garage and the second floor became servants' quarters. The carriage house now houses offices and event space. Henry Overholser Henry Overholser (April 14, 1846 – August 25, 1915)

336-406: The floors are original English carpets and are accented by Belgian woodwork. A carriage house accompanies the mansion to the west and measures an additional 4,000 square feet (370 m). Built at the same time as the mansion, the carriage house is also clad in the same buff-colored brick. It has a square footprint and a pyramid roof with prominent wall dormers on all four sides. A cupola with

360-472: The hall to the north is the drawing room . Connected to the west through a colonnade is the music room. Across the hall to the south of the music room is the library. At the confluence of the L-shaped hallway is the back staircase, leading up to the second and third floors. To the east of the library, across the hallway, is the dining room. Located to the north of the dining room is the butler's pantry, leading into

384-438: The kitchen. The rear entrance leads out to the north from the kitchen. The kitchen connects to the main halls through another doorway to the east, leading to the underside of the back stairs, where the entrance to the basement is located. The second floor is accessible from two staircases. The main staircase leads up to two landings and a large hall. The second and larger stair landing has a small sitting area that occupies part of

408-558: The mansion with Mrs. Overholser until her death in 1940. Mrs. Overholser transferred ownership to Henry lone in 1937. After Henry Ione's death in 1959, the property was transferred to her husband David Perry, who then sold the mansion and its furnishings to the Oklahoma Chapter of American Institute of Architects and Historical Preservation Inc. The mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The mansion

432-409: The same time, he warned against the excessive use of very bright colours in the night nursery where the child slept. Hermann Muthesius suggested covering the nursery walls with wood panels or washable paint, for hygienic reasons. In Edwardian times, for the wealthy and mid-tier classes, a nursery was a suite of rooms at the top of a house, including the night nursery, where the children slept, and

456-540: The tower. Also at the top of the staircase are two large stained-glass windows, each depicting Greek women playing an instrument, one a violin and the other a tambourine. To the north is the Monroney Bedroom. Connected to the Monroney Bedroom to the west is a bathroom, which then leads into the Overholser Bedroom. Across the hall from the main bedroom is the Perry Bedroom. This bedroom was updated and redecorated in

480-493: Was an American businessman, county commissioner, and important contributor to the development of Oklahoma City . He was the first to erect two-story buildings in the city, both of which were torn down in 1907. Overholser's son from a first marriage, Edward , was a mayor of Oklahoma City . Overholser was born April 14, 1846, on a farm in Montgomery County, Ohio , the son of John and Elizabeth (Niswonger) Overholser. He

504-646: Was built in 1903. It passed through the family until it was transferred to David Perry, the husband of Overholser's daughter, after her death. In the 1970s, the mansion was donated to the state and is currently maintained as a historic house museum by Preservation Oklahoma through an agreement with the Oklahoma Historical Society. Nursery (room) A nursery is a bedroom within a house or other dwelling set aside for an infant or toddler . Historically, European nurseries had little decorations and were away from visitors' sight. An article in

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528-551: Was designed by London -trained architect W. S. Matthews and built at a cost of $ 38,000. On the south facade, facing the Hales Mansion , is a porte-cochère . At the southeast corner is a three-story octagonal tower capped with an 8-sided pyramidal roof with a finial. The mansion is clad in buff-colored brick and red sandstone . Interior walls and ceilings were hand-painted and are illuminated by light fixtures imported from Italy . Original French stained-glass windows remain, and

552-559: Was later donated to the State of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Historical Society managed the property from 1982 to 2003, and from 2003 to the present the site has been managed by Preservation Oklahoma. The Overholser Mansion was restored in 2015 and is open for tours. According to The Oklahoman local ghost stories in Oklahoma City claim Anna Ione Murphy Overholser 's ghost haunts the mansion. The 11,700 square-foot Châteauesque -styled mansion

576-717: Was one of 13 children. Overholser married Emma Hannah and, on June 20, 1869, she gave birth to a son, Edward in Sullivan, Indiana The couple had a second child also, Elizabeth, who married George Pirtle and she used the name "Queen". They lived in Kansas and had two sons. Overholser worked in the mercantile business in Sullivan for 13 years. He started various real estate and building enterprises in Colorado and Ashland, Wisconsin before moving to Oklahoma Territory . Overholser had already made

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