After his initial burst of construction on the block was completed, G.A. Nichols returned to build this two-story Colonial Revival home in 1923. He sold it Mr. and Mrs. James S. Nelson, who in turn sold to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse G. Read. Read, a native of Kentucky who moved to Hobart in 1909 to edit a newspaper, had just been appointed to the unexpired term of State Insurance Commissioner. He was later elected to two successive terms.

The Reads remained in the home until 1946, followed by the family of Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Nichols. Earl, the grandson of ’89ers, was manager of the Nichols Feed Store. His wife, Mary, had grown up on the 100 blocks of N.W. 19th and 22nd. While in the home, they remodeled the kitchen, added a half bathroom downstairs, and modernized the entire place.

In 1967 the home was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Armstrong, who had moved to Oklahoma City in 1954. They added lights and iron work on the front entryway, replaced the driveway, added a brick back porch, built a patio, and erected fences. They remained in the home until 2007.

Sam Blackstock & Jeff Erwin purchased the home in 2019, their third home in Heritage Hills. They lived at 215 NW 20th for 3 years and 401 NW 18th for 21 years.

Special features of the home include a Camel Back Staircase that serves the upstairs and descends into the front living room and the rear kitchen.

There is also a Piano window on the west wall of the living room - a traditional feature to accommodate an upright piano and provide additional light.

Around 1946 the powder room was added off the breakfast room and the kitchen was later opened into the breakfast room to provide more open space for entertaining.

The first-floor side porch was at one point enclosed but was restored to the original open outside porch. Above the porch off the main bedroom, there is a room full of windows which was originally the sleeping porch.

Sam and Jeff featured their home on the 2022 Historic Home Tour. A highlight of the home was their unique art collection of work from primarily Oklahoma artists