200 NW 16th

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History

This home was constructed in February of 1923 by Jacob and Harriet Warmack.

After buying the lots, they hired contractor Jack Gill, took out a building permit for $7,000, and began work on this brick Colonial Revival home.

Jacob was born September 11, 1870, in Piedmont, Missouri. He attended Hales College in Wayne County, Missouri, and Gate City Medical College at Texarkana, Texas. In 1891 he married Harriet Roach, a childhood sweetheart, in Piedmont, Missouri. They moved to Muskogee in 1907 where he was a practicing physician until moving to Oklahoma City in 1922. His office was in the Tradesman's NationalBank Building at Grand and Broadway. Harriet and Jacob had two sons and two daughters. Their sons, Cecil and J. Cruce, lived in homes in the neighborhood as well. Jacob raised livestock as a hobby on ranches in Oklahoma and Texas and specialized in white-faced beef cattle. Jacob died in September 1941 of a heart ailment at the age of 71.


The façade of the home includes a tiled front porch extending the entire length of the front of the house with broad steps leading to a multi-paned front door which is flanked by side lights and a fan-shaped overdoor. A decorative railing caps the entry and is repeated over the sun porch. The hip roof is supported by unusually deep eaves. A fan-shaped dormer completes the roof line.

The inside of this home is the classic "saddle back" floor plan: that is, a stairwell on one end of the living room divides and empties on one side into the kitchen and on the other side into the living room. The living room is centered by a large brick mantle. Double french doors lead into the adjacent dining room. A unique double sunroom occupies the east end of this structure. A french door with side lights which mirrors the front entrance opens to a small porch and stairs leading to Robinson Avenue.


The kitchen and breakfast room were completely remodeled. The second floor of this home was originally composed of four bedrooms, a sleeping porch and one centrally located bathroom. A renovation converted the sleeping porch into a sunny bathroom for the master bedroom.


This home is truly a "rescue story". Having been vacant for a number of years, it was the victim of neglect, lack of repairs and vandals. It was purchased in the early 1990s and renovated. Dr. Noel Williams featured the home on the 1996 Home Tour.

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