- White House of the Chickasaws
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White House of the Chickasaws
Nearest city: Emet, Oklahoma Coordinates: 34°12′9″N 96°32′31″W / 34.2025°N 96.54194°WCoordinates: 34°12′9″N 96°32′31″W / 34.2025°N 96.54194°W Area: 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) Built: 1895 Architect: Waltham,W.A. Architectural style: Queen Anne Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 71000662[1] Added to NRHP: August 5, 1971 The White House of the Chickasaws near Emet, Oklahoma was built in 1895. It was designed by Dallas architect W.A. Waltham[1] in the Queen Anne style.[2] The house is also known as the Also known as Gov. Douglas H. Johnston House, because Chickasaw Governor Douglas Hancock Johnston and his descendants resided in the mansion from 1898 to 1971[3] when the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
On July 21, 1902, Johnston Murray, the son of Oklahoma Governor William H. Murray, was born at the mansion.[2] William H. Murray had married Mary Alice Hearrell, one of Johnston's nieces, and their son would go on to become the 14th Oklahoma Governor.[2] Julie Chisholm, a granddaughter of Jesse Chisholm was also married in the mansion.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c d e "White House of the Chickasaws Nomination Form #71000662", National Register of Historic Places, 1971
- ^ "Chickasaw Nation White House" Profile at Travelok.com
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