Unique OKC houses

[Praedura]

I was thinking that it might be interesting to have a thread where pics of unusual/unique houses in the OKC area could be placed. But I'm not sure how it would fit into this forum.

As as example, I just found an article about this "castle" style house in SW OKC:
http://curbed.com/archives/2011/08/3...he-midwest.php

[foodiefan]

great idea!! There is a Bruce Goff house in Belle Isle (NW 56th/Penn Area) that is most intriguing. And, of course, the Bavinger House in Norman but it's probably gone by now. I think the "castle" reference in this thread is in Gallardia, not SW OKC.

[Bellaboo]

Try Bob Funks house on the North side of Yukon, 32,000 sq ft., on the south side of Wilshire between Hwy 4 and Cemetary Rd.

[Praedura]

I guess I could have embedded a few pics for that castle house:
http://cdn.cstatic.net/cache/gallery...d018e037_o.jpg
http://cdn.cstatic.net/cache/gallery...239b2838_o.jpg
http://cdn.cstatic.net/cache/gallery...fc7cd9c2_o.jpg
http://cdn.cstatic.net/cache/gallery...db5f6e73_o.jpg

you're right foodiefan, it's in Gallardia

any pics of the Bruce Goff or Bob Funks houses?

[Praedura]

I guess I could have embedded a few pics for that castle house:






9600 sq. ft.
understatement is not the theme here, heh

you're right foodiefan, it's in Gallardia

any pics of the Bruce Goff or Bob Funks houses?

[Dustin]

Anything Allenton Homes makes is very nice! http://www.allentonhomes.com/home-tours/

[onthestrip]

McMansions are not what comes to mind when I think of unique houses. The Bruce Goff house, mid century modern homes or the dwellings in sosa/cottage district are actually unique homes.

[mmonroe]

SW OKC has some very impressive homes. Find anything made by Odom and your there. (Impressive as in the build nice homes, nothing unique like the thread intels)

[ctchandler]

We have some pretty nice shacks here in Northeast OKC, number one of which is 14,248 feet according to the county assessor's office. Not to mention fifty acres. There are a lot of multimillion dollar homes out here, but of course, it doesn't compare to Gallardia.
C. T.

[CuatrodeMayo]

McMansions are not what comes to mind when I think of unique houses.

X2

McMansion =/= "unique"

[Praedura]

Incidentally, I really didn't mean to infer only gigantic houses for this thread -- just interesting, uniquely different ones. Even a tiny house would rate a pic if it was exceptional in some way. I don't think that there are any Bart Prince style houses in the metro, but surely there are some fascinating one-of-a-kinds out there...

Anyone have a good image of the Bruce Goff house? I only found one through a google search, and it wasn't a very good pic.

[KayneMo]

Did you know that Gaillardia is named after the genus of flowers called Gaillardia? The Indian Blanket is Gaillardia pulchella. I find that very cool.

[USG'60]

I don't know how to add pictures but if another is willing to do the techy stuff you can find pictures of the Bruce Goff house by googling "Pollock-Warriner HOUSE" GOFF. It is an incredible house.

[Pete]

Here's the Goff house:

[soonermike81]

There a bunch of homes over there in te SoSA area that are pretty unique to OKC. Looks like extremely modern, yuppie homes.

[catcherinthewry]

Did you know that Gaillardia is named after the genus of flowers called Gaillardia? The Indian Blanket is Gaillardia pulchella. I find that very cool.

Yes, Gaillardia pulchella is Oklahoma's state wildflower.

[Just the facts]

McMansions are not what comes to mind when I think of unique houses. The Bruce Goff house, mid century modern homes or the dwellings in sosa/cottage district are actually unique homes.

I wasn't expecting mansions either when I opened this thread.

[Bellaboo]

Did you know that Gaillardia is named after the genus of flowers called Gaillardia? The Indian Blanket is Gaillardia pulchella. I find that very cool.

This could be true, but I think the developers named it after a family retreat they own in Estes Park, Colorado.

[Praedura]

Found this interesting house listing. Don't know if it's all that unique, but it's kinda cool.







2521 NW 27th Street
And it's cheap: $126,500

What neighborhood is this?

[Praedura]

Thanks for the pics of the Bruce Goff house. I'm having a hard time fully visualizing what it looks like in toto. Probably need to go find it in person and have a look. I haven't come across any interior shots, so I guess that this is still privately owned/occupied? It would be nice to see what the inside looks like.

[NWOKCGuy]

Found this interesting house listing. Don't know if it's all that unique, but it's kinda cool.







2521 NW 27th Street
And it's cheap: $126,500

What neighborhood is this?

Cleveland

[Martin]

What neighborhood is this?

according to the listing and the county assesor's site, it's in westlawn.

no matter how nice the place looks, it's ~1200sqft, 2 bed, 1 bath... that's not *that* great a bargain, imo.

-M

[Just the facts]

The top picture is of two houses - not one. The tree hides the space in between.

[onthestrip]

Cleveland is a very underrated neighborhood IMO. Doesn't get much mention but has some great homes and streets.

[ctchandler]

OK, I apologize about the "mansion" at Sooner and Britton, but I do have a question about a "unique" home. Does anybody remember the geodesic dome over near N. W. 50th and Grand?
C. T.