Wagner, J.H., House - Watonga, OK
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N 35° 50.981 W 098° 24.872
14S E 552866 N 3967434
This home is the single remaining example of Queen Anne, prairie Victorian style home in Blaine County.
Waymark Code: WMP0GC
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2015
Views: 1
Built in 1903 by J.H. Wagner, this is a three-story clapboard frame home with a distinctive two-story, 8-sided tower on its northeast corner. It has a wood shingled hipped roof with four gables. Three interior chimneys extend above the roof. In total, the home has 52 windows throughout, with the windows on the first and second floors being double-hung.
The two-story tower has five exposed sides, each with two windows. The windows on the second floor have eyebrow panes above them, filled with red stained glass. There are five exterior entries (two on the north side). Each entry is a paneled door with beveled glass. On the south side, the entrance is located under a covered porte-cochere or carriage entrance, supported by ionic columns. The main entrance facing east also has a covered porch.
Considerable restoration has taken place since 1978, changing the configuration of interior rooms, but for the most part leaving the exterior as it was originally. J.H. Wagner arrived in this area during the Land Run of 1892. He opened a mercantile business in a tent on the main street, married in 1900 and built this home for his wife three years later, four years before Oklahoma Statehood. The home was placed on the National Register in 1983. Today, it is in need of painting and minor repair and has a For Sale sign in the yard.
Street address:
521 N. Prouty
Watonga, OK USA
73772
County / Borough / Parish: Blaine County
Year listed: 1983
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Single Dwelling
Current function: Single Dwelling
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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