Lester B. Gum, a contemporary of Hales, purchased this Nichols-built home in 1928. A native of Missouri, Gum moved first to Sayre, then to Enid in 1902. After World War I he moved to Oklahoma City and opened the Gum Brothers Company, specializing in “Farm and City Loans.” Working closely with G.A. Nichols, Gum helped finance many of the homes purchased in Oklahoma City during the 1920s.

In 1959, after it had changed hands a couple of times, the house was purchased by Gladys C. Stephens, a native of Pittsburgh County, Oklahoma, and an active leader in the state Democratic Party. After moving into the house on Classen Drive, she began a two-year, $20,000 renovation that included a complete remodeling, a new roof, and all new walls. In 1973 she was followed in the house by her brother, Hoy M. Clark, who continued the renovation.

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