This Neoclassical mansion was built in 1913 by city pioneer, Albert M. DeBolt, a native of Ohio trained as a telegrapher and salesman. In 1889 he made the land run into the Unassigned Lands and staked a claim in the heart of Oklahoma City's commercial district. On that property he established a lumber, coal, and building materials business, a firm that would survive on the same location for the next 35 years.

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In 1913, DeBolt, his wife, Frances, and their children decided they wanted a new home, so they hired G.W. McCarty as architect, took out a building permit for $16,700, and broke ground on the lots purchased from John Winans in 1911. The house was a unique three-story combination of Neoclassical design and 19thcentury Queen Anne. Dominant features were the Ionic columns supporting balustraded porticos, a wrap-around veranda, the corner turret, and the vertical expression of the entire design. The DeBolts remained in the home until 1926.