The Father of Oklahoma City (Overholser Mansion)

[@kevintonks3034]

Great Great house. So wonderful it is still standing. Unlike some other houses it was nice to hear the owners got to spend the rest of their lives there.

[@monkeygraborange]

What a beautiful house. You can really tell this was a home meant to be lived in, and not just a repository for expensive stuff.

[@Libertaro-i2u]

It manages to be elegant yet homey.

[@jilledmondson6894]

BEAUTIFUL AND I AM GLAD IT WAS ENJOYED BY THE FAMILY AND IS STILL STANDING AND OPENED FOR THE PUBLIC.

[@SMtWalkerS]

What a beautiful old house! I am so glad that it still exists, and I would love to tour it someday. I love the second-floor landing with the natural light and the stained-glass windows.

[@Libertaro-i2u]

The second floor landing is especially impressive.

[@MaryM-xz5fs]

I'm so grateful the house was restored for generations to see!

[@kays749]

The color of the sandstone is beautiful.

[@Handyman_and_DIY]

I am fascinated by this beautiful exterior. Such an elegant design. It's facade holds a perfect balance between being too simple and overdecorated. Masterfully composed shape and proportions of the building helps to avoid bulkiness of such a spacious building. The color and texture of stones, bricks and terracota tiles form a nice palette. What a pleaser to the sight! Among the numerous houses of this channel this one is my top favorite now.

[@Anthony-r5q6w]

Looks like a tear-down to me.

[@garygloska7396]

Everything modestly Beautiful

[@Polemodrome]

If there was such a thing as American Mannerism, I'd tell this mansion belongs just right there: It is pared down and yet elegant, the opposite of a fussy style like Neo Baroque.

[@OutWestRedDirt]

Yeah nothing says modest like a grand piano!

[@megfuchs9425]

I love this house! I love the warmer tones, I love that is is a beautiful mansion but still feels/looks cozy, and I love the happy ending all the way around!

[@devonna6171]

I love that master bedroom….exquisite.

[@toniadugger3954]

All of it !

[@jimwiskus8862]

Live the entire mansion! 😊

[@sharksport01]

I love the 📺.

[@thomasgeorgecastleberry6918]

Fantastic video.

[@ShirleeKnott]

I loved every brick of this one

[@NewRon2003us]

Loved the house , living , dining , music , and second floor

[@roseskindaeverything887]

Went there 40 years ago will always love the whole house thanks 🌹

[@lorriredmon8212]

I live in OKC currently. I must get there to see it in person. Thank you for this!

[@geraldcoe1123]

My favorite is the upstairs drawing room.

[@debbied7035]

Why no pictures of the kitchen?

[@mikenixon2401]

Another good job, Ken. I just had to laugh how you get us spoiled as we all have our own tastes and personal interests. So, in turn I have some episodes where I say "Wow" and others "Yawn." But I know you work hard on these and give you credit. Now, let's go be a blessing.

[@ThisHouse]

That’s totally fair! Thanks for watching!

[@cw5451]

Absolutely beautiful home! Thank you for sharing all of the pictures! Whenever I watch one of your videos, I have the same favorite part of each home, and that is the staircase!

[@alexanderholloway7110]

I've enjoyed touring and attending events at this estate since childhood. The neighborhood surrounding this house was platted and developed by Mr Overholser as well, now called Heritage Hills and boasts some of the largest most ornate mansions in the city. He later developed another high end "housing addition" that became its own mini town within Oklahoma City called Nichols Hills. There is now a lake by the town of Bethany Oklahoma named after Overholser. Edit - I was misremembering, Mr Overholser wasn't involved in the Nichols Hills addition, it was developed in 1929, after the death of Overholser. Thank you @Myonfrobisher for the correction.

[@warriorgirl8118]

This was a amazing home with such beautiful memories of a life lived to it’s fullest what a great place to have lived what beautiful history

[@myronfrobisher]

Overholser had nothing to do with the development of Nichols Hills - G.A. Nichols was the developer - hence the name NICHOLS HILLS !!!!

[@alexanderholloway7110]

@@myronfrobisher They were a partnership.

[@myronfrobisher]

@@alexanderholloway7110 Henry Overholser died in 1915 - long before Nichols Hills was platted . G.A. Nichols also built many of the homes in Lincoln Terrace.

[@alexanderholloway7110]

@@myronfrobisher Hmm, I stand corrected. I'm not certain why I was thinking they had a connection.

[@DLeadVox]

💛💛💛 How fun is your March Madness! Love it! Thanks Ken & team!

[@rosepelzel4244]

Very handsome with subdued elegance! Very nice and still feels like a home!

[@joeseeking3572]

Well worth visiting - I've been 2x (lost all photos from 1st visit, when phone flew off roof the car, so I came back a year or two later). Very helpful docents and it does not tend to be crowded so you can spend some time. Never did a guided tour (if even offered) but you can wander through pretty much the entire house. Because the rooms are so large, you do miss some details on the ground floor where they are often roped off at the entrance, but given the fact that there's really no staff, makes some sense. Third floor also accessible and interesting although there had been some water damage between visits - roofing is always a bugbear. This is one of those one family houses that was transferred with contents intact when the last resident died (1959), so you get to see some of the updates made over the years + learn history of the family over time. Also, as someone else noted below, the surrounding neighborhood is worth a walk if you the time - many large gracious homes.

[@chriscolley2229]

Absolutely gorgeous but warm and inviting .❤

[@kendranewton9071]

Fantastic home! Loved it all especially those ceilings.

[@joshjacob1530]

they call it "tartarian" archetecture I like it looks very nice looking.

[@Porsche996driver]

What I love most is the city OKC was able to preserve it and keep it as a public historical place! ✨

[@BusyMom2mv]

Very specially outside and elegance inside, thanks for your video

[@danacarter4793]

Absolutely stunning,the light and the usnd stencils are AMAZING 🤩, Ty Ken ,this was a wonderful virtual tour ❤

[@garryferrington811]

This is a really beautiful house! I'm not that crazy about over-the-top Gilded Age homes, but I love this style. I imagine looking out of the top of the turret. Nice to know it's still with us.

[@dew7545]

Ornate and majestic without being creepy...

[@brandbryce]

I look forward to Mansion Madness!!

[@rickyt3961]

Thank you! I’ll have to visit. I’m new to OKC from California, so this will be a nice weekend experience.👍🏾

[@djronnplae]

So AWESOME! I love an hour away in Lawton and sadly mostly all of our historic mansions are gone 😭😭

[@wildfireintexas]

I LOVE the exterior of this house but am somewhat underwhelmed by the interior except the upstairs sitting room and the master bedroom, both lovely. I hope they had beautiful gardens 😁

[@williamtyre523]

Beautiful home and interesting that he selected an architect from London. Also nice that they enjoyed the house for many years, which often seems to be the exception when these large houses are built.

[@estherstephens1858]

My favorite part was when I saw the velvet ropes. Once I saw the ropes I figured it was a museum. It’s beautiful. Unfortunately, so many of these beautiful mansions/homes it’s devastating to see them demolished.

[@TheSublimePotter]

I’ve never been on the inside of this house but, before I met my husband, I lived in a garage apartment a few blocks from the mansion and spent many a sunset evening in the open garden ❤

[@davidsherrick898]

Great idea! On March madness. Im betting already on the winner! Biltmore for my vote!

[@sandrashevel2137]

Stan Hewit Hall is a wonderful mansion to tour. Thank you for all your work. ❤

[@susannewendlandt5432]

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@clairwaucaush7225]

Another happy ending video. They usually end with a demolition. I'd love to go see this place. What a house. AND the owners got to spend their lives there. That's good, so they didn't loose their money or run off to Europe like some, or many do! Like I've said before, so few people have REAL vision, and Henry Overholser had it big time!!

[@debbralehrman5957]

I think it is lovely.🌹👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@myronfrobisher]

The son of Overholser Sr. was dating a particularly attractive young damsel who was introduced to her possible future father - in - law who was quite taken with her , and stole her away from his son and married her. She ended up living in the house until she passed. Their only child a daughter Henry Ione Overholser Perry also lived out her life in the house. At one time the carriage house contained a charging station for their Baker Electric automobile. I believe the Henry Overholser line is now extinct at least as far as Oklahoma City is concerned.

[@bigredc222]

For as big as the house is the rooms seem small, but very nice. Thank you.

[@carylgibbs6094]

It’s a beautiful house and I regret I never managed to inside even though I lived very close to this house (downtown OKC) for years.

[@kathleenpenny9388]

Very nice

[@rodgerjackson6191]

It's a nice one👍💪🇺🇸

[@cindee1794]

The outside of that house reminds me of one I saw in Newport, RI. I can't remember the name of the house/family though, it has been about 10 years since.

[@paulaharris4667]

I’m from Oklahoma I have been in the house up in the attic at Halloween for ghost stories tellings ❤❤❤❤

[@Polemodrome]

I am... Astonished that Overholser put together a house this luxurious looking for less than 500K of the currency at the time! It's truly a testament to his crafty, methodical mind. I bet there was little to no unnecessary expense, then

[@cindee1794]

Ken, have you ever or will you ever post any of the houses in Saratoga Springs, NY? That's where I grew up and I would love to see some content from there. Thanks!

[@ThisHouse]

I’ll add it to my list of places to look into, I’m sure I’ll be able to find at least one to feature. Cheers!

[@debbylou5729]

A floor plan would make this more fun

[@linedanzer4302]

*Mansion Madness* sounds interesting.

[@rosablume1602]

Much nicer than “The Breakers” in Newport. It looks warm and cozy, fit to live in. Not cold and monstrous like the northern mansions.

[@bethbartlett5692]

🏢🌳 Have you considered doing the "Pink Palace", in Memphis? I believe his name was Loeb, the founder if the 1st Supermarket, "Puggly Wiggly", a Muesum now. I hope a bit more History coukd be involved, making for about a 10 min review.

[@ThisHouse]

I’ll add it to my list of houses to look into, thanks!

[@wallywood49]

I think the idea of which mansion is better is a cute idea, but the tiny pictures you give us to choose between are way too small to tell much about either house. Instead of just a tiny picture, why not put a link to the actual video about the mansion? That way we can see the original post about the house and see it in a much bigger and more detailed way. That is surely a better way to compare the houses.