Edward K. Gaylord purchased this home in 1918. He was one of Oklahoma City’s most noted leaders and a regionally famous newspaper publisher.

Born March 5, 1873, in Muscotah, Kansas, he was raised in Colorado, where his father moved in 1879. At the age of 21, young Gaylord enrolled at Colorado College, then studied for a law degree at Colorado Springs from 1900 to 1902.

Meanwhile, he took a job as editor and reporter for the Colorado Springs Telegraph, and in 1902, moved to St. Joseph, Missouri where he became business manager of a newspaper. In 1903, attracted by the news of a fabulous urban boom, he moved to Oklahoma City and purchased one-quarter interest in the Daily Oklahoman.

Serving as business manager, Gaylord worked with editor Roy Stafford in building the Oklahoman into the state’s largest newspaper. In 1918, the same year he purchased the home on 19th, Gaylord became the sole owner and publisher. Gaylord remained in the home with his wife, Inez, son, Edward L., and daughters Edith and Virginia until 1934.

Eighteen years later, the home was purchased by Guy Frazier Harrison, a leader in the arts. A native of England, Harrison had recently been named conductor of the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra. Under his guidance, the orchestra expanded programming and earned a national reputation performing a weekly program on the ABC Radio Network. He and Mrs. Harrison remained in the home until 1956. In 1967 it was purchased by Mr. Daniel R. Patrick, Jr., a chemist.

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