Sprehe-Lawrencce House
This home was built for the Sprehe family, but architect Robert Lawrence of the firm Noftsger & Lawrence lived in this home for over four decades until his death in 2011. His wife remained in the home until 2016, when new owners heavily remodeled it.
Sprehe House – exterior elevations 2
Sprehe House – exterior elevations 3
Sprehe House – exterior elevations
Sprehe House – exterior stair detail
Sprehe House – brick planter and retaining wall
Sprehe House – entry and living room
Sprehe House – kitchen and dining room
Sprehe House – kitchen details
Sprehe House – master bedroom 2
Sprehe House – master bedroom hall
Sprehe House – second level floorplan
Sprehe House – second floor roof
Sprehe House – basement mechanical plan
Sprehe House – finish schedule
Sprehe House – fireplace detail
Sprehe House – foundation plan
Sprehe House – sill and entry door
Sprehe House – mullion and window
Sprehe House – lighting fixture schedule
Sprehe House – lighting plan kitchen and living
Sprehe House – luminous ceiling kitchen
Sprehe House – second floor electrical
Jamestown Condominiums
With its buildings of varying widths and heights, brick-paved streets, and gaslit street lamps, the quiet and secluded Jamestown complex, located on NW 63rd between Independence and Drexel was modeled after the historic Georgetown in Washington D.C. It was the first condo development in Oklahoma City and was originally intended to consist of 130 mostly two bedroom units in the $25,000 to $40,000 price range ($195,000 – $310,000 in 2018); however, demand wasn’t as high as the developers hoped and only 40 or so were actually constructed.
Some units featured split-level floor plans with the dining room overlooking the living area, as pictured in this 1966 photo from the Oklahoma History Center’s OPUBCO archives:
Keso Clinic
Dr. Larson Keso wanted a timeless design for his new orthodontic clinic near Baptist Hospital, and he wasn’t satisfied until architect Bill Halley presented his seventh drawing for the building. Keso’s discriminating tastes were certainly rewarded with this chic piece of organic modernism that is as timeless as he hoped it would be.
The drawings in this collection include some of Halley’s early designs for the clinic.
Keso Clinic – rejected design 1
Keso Clinic – rejected design 2
Keso Clinic – rejected design 3
Keso Clinic – drawing of accepted design 1
Keso Clinic – drawing of accepted design 2