In July of 1919, almost two years before he moved his crews onto the street, G.A. Nichols sold these lots to Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Newell for $4,600. Newell's life was a rags to riches story. His mother, a widow with several children, migrated to Oklahoma City in 1902 and started a rooming house on 8th Street. Young Charles found a job as a reporter, then rode the economic boom of 1907-1910 to start a prosperous new firm, the Newell-Carroll Lumber Company. Flush with success, he bought the lots on 18th.

In March of 1920, Newell took out a building permit for $50,000, an extremely large sum when most houses on surrounding blocks cost from $8,000 to $10,000.He hired the contracting firm of Campbell and Price and started work on the home, a combination of Mediterranean and Neo-Classical styles that contrasted the red-tile roof, arcaded windows, and sweeping front porch against the formal elegance of the Doric columns and balustrades. Adding to the symmetry were balanced groupings of windows and a belt course of white limestone underneath the second floor windows.

Mrs. Newell relied on a wheelchair to get around, and the home was designed accordingly. Doorways were made wide to permit her easy movement, and an elevator provided access between floors. On the second floor a suite of rooms was constructed for Mrs. Newell's niece who cared for her aunt. The Newells remained in the home until 1949.

During the 1950s, Mae McQuestion established the Spiritual Science Church in the home. The living room served as a sanctuary, which she enclosed by adding accordion doors to the oversized openings. Her daughter, Bertha Hicks, lived in the home for many years.

When the home was offered for sale in 2001, it was advertised as the “last unrestored Heritage Hills mansion." And indeed it was. When Fred and Bethany Neighbors toured this stately home they were viewing a residence which, though needing some repairs, had lost none of its grandeur.

Downstairs the home showcases a china cabinet reputed to have come from the Colcord Mansion. Nearby is the completely remodeled kitchen and breakfast room.

The master bedroom suite was also remodeled and includes a spacious bath with fireplace. The Neighbors have completely refinished the basement to include a billiard room, a media room, a bar, and laundry room. Yet for all of its rich history and extensive renovations, one of the home's most distinctive features is neither original nor added by subsequent owners — the dramatic views from the eastern windows of the newly completed Capitol Dome. The Neighbors featured the home on the 2002 Historic Home Tour.

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