This Georgian Revival house is deserving of attention and preservation not only because of its unique architecture but also the far-reaching legacy of the man who built it, William I. Clayton. William was a native of Mississippi who learned the cotton brokerage business in St. Louis. In 1904 he moved to Oklahoma City and started the Anderson-Clayton Cotton Company with his brother-in-law, Frank E. Anderson and M.D. Anderson (for whom the Houston M.D. Anderson Cancer Center would later be named).

Capitalized at $3,000,they soon were one of the region's top firms in buying and selling cotton. In 1912, riding a crest of success, Clayton purchased the lots on l6th and constructed this two-story Georgian Revival home, clad entirely with redwood siding. Distinctive features include the three gabled dormers, the entry portico, and the Dutch gambrel roof.

Clayton moved from the home in 1916 to live in Houston, where he went on to develop one of the world's largest corporations and earn several important government appointments under Presidents Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, and Truman. In addition, Clayton strongly supported American economic aid to rebuild Europe after World War II, had a major role in developing and promoting the Marshall Plan in 1947, and was a co-chairman of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

The home changed hands several times after the Claytons moved, and it was even used as a boardinghouse during the 1940s and 1950s. The home was saved from steady deterioration in 1962 when it was purchased by Marcia and Frederick William “Fritz” Hunzicker, one of the first young couples to move back into the historic neighborhood. Marcia Watson had grown up in the neighborhood at 700 NW 15th with her parents, Dr. O. Alton and Dorothy Watson. The Hunzickers were the parents of five children, Elizabeth, Mary Christian, Andrew, Sheridan, and William. They were in the retail lighting business as owners of Hunzicker Lighting Gallery.

After moving into the home on 16th, they installed new windows, replaced the roof, repaired falling plaster and rebuilt the fireplace restoring it to its original condition.

They also converted the back porch to a breakfast room and added a swimming pool and gardens in the back. They changed the main entrance from the west side of the house to the center of the north side. Their primary intent was to restore and preserve the home and create a comfortable open home for their family of five children.

When Don and Jeana Miner purchased the home from the Hunzickers, they stayed true to its historic integrity while doing extensive exterior renovations and modernization of the home. They had two daughters, Abby and Chloe. In 2006,they were honored with the Heritage Hills Restoration Award.

The next homeowners met in New Haven, Connecticut and lived in seven different states before relocating to Oklahoma City. The couple saw only this one house -which was not even on the market - before making an offer and purchasing it from the Miners.

The home has long been a neighborhood treasure and was on the first home tour in 1967 as well as the 2016 Home Tour.