Although G. A. Nichols was the most active builder in Heritage Hills, others left their mark as well. One was M.J. Weir, a developer who built this house in the summer of 1923. Like most of the homes on the block, it is a Colonial Revival, with an ornate entryway framed by double columns and a double window topped by a sunburst window.

In April of 1925 Weir sold the home to Margaret and Kent Hayes for $17,500. Kent was a banker from western Oklahoma. Margaret was the daughter of Richard Vose, one of Oklahoma City’s most influential businessmen and the owner of an ornate home on 14^th Street. Margaret’s brother, Charles, also lived in the neighborhood. After moving into the home, Kent became a vice president at First National Bank, director of the McRoberts Royalty Corporation, and secretary/treasurer of the Union Building Company.

Among the later owners were Patsy and James E. Webb. James was with the Kerr-McGee Oil Company in the 1950s. Before that Webb had served under President Truman as the US Under Secretary of State. Webb was appointed by John F. Kennedy on February 14, 1961, as the second administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and served in that position until October 7, 1968. He oversaw each of the critical first crewed missions throughout the Mercury and Gemini programs until days before the launch of the first Apollo mission.

Webb had a key role in creating the Johnson Space Center in Houston. He also carried out a program of planetary exploration with the Mariner and Pioneer space programs and was an early champion of space telescopes. In 2002, the Next Generation Space Telescope was renamed the James Webb Space Telescope as a tribute to Webb. Encouraged by Kennedy and Johnson, Webb made racial integration a priority for the agency including specifically targeting black colleges and schools with recruitment programs.

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