Edgemere Park Historic District, Bounded on the North by Northwest 36th Street, the South by Northwest 30th Street, the East by Robinson Avenue, and the West by Walker Avenue, Oklahoma City

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Edgemere Park Historic District is housing development constructed mostly during the and It represents one of the earliest community planning projects in Oklahoma and West of the Mississippi River. Over the years, it has retained much of its original integrity. A few homes were built after but were built to match the character of the neighborhood. The developer of Edgemere was Leon Levy, who was influenced by the concept of the garden city made popular by Ebenezer Howard's book "Garden Cities of Tomorrow." The development embodies many of the concepts that were included in Oklahoma City's first city plan created by the landscape architecture firm Hare and Hare of Kansas City, Missouri in The development, however, preceded the city plan by five years.

Today, the Edgemere Park Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated Oklahoma Landmark. History: Edgemere Park was one of the first planned developments in Oklahoma. It began in the under the direction of Leon Levy, the primary developer of the site. Construction stretched into the with a few homes built in the The Edgemere Park Historic District consists of over 300 single family homes situated across 103 acres of gently rolling hills that is traversed by a tributary to Deep Fork Creek. Most of the homes are of the Tudor Revival style, while other dominate styles include Colonial Revival and Spanish Eclectic. The homes are brick, stone, or stucco. Twenty of the 103 acres were designated for open space, parks, and a green belt.

The areas along the tributary are wooded and stretch through the middle of the development and are home to Edgemere Park, the central location for recreation and leisure in the site. The site's design was influenced by the concept of the garden city derived from Sir Raymond Unwin's book "Nothing Gained By Overcrowding," Ebenezer Howard's book "Garden Cities of Tomorrow," and Clarence S. Stein's "Toward New Towns For America." During its history, the development has been home to many notable Oklahoma City citizens including mayors, civic leaders, politicians, businessmen, and oilmen. Much of the development's character and integrity has been retained over the years. It has been governed by a home owners association since The current association, Edgemere Park Preservation, Inc.

replaced the original EDGEMERE PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT HALS NO. OK-29 PAGE 2 association in Edgemere Park was the third Oklahoma City neighborhood to be a designation Historic Preservation District.

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Steve Eilers, October 24, West Stillwater, OK steve. eilers (alokstate.edu Dr. Charles Leider Professor and Director of the Landscape Architecture Program Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department 360 AG Hall Stillwater, OK Office: charles.leiderfalokstate.edu EDGEMERE PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT HALS NO. OK-29 PAGE 3 Ev^fci nffllKiiv Edgemere Park Historic District (Edgemere Park Preservation, Inc. http://edgemerepark.org/, accessed November 07, i* } & * & Edgem ere Park Historic District (National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: accessed October 24,