Constructed in the year of statehood, this Victorian and Greek Revival house was built as home to Frank E. and Burdine Anderson, their four sons, Burdine’s brother, William Clayton and his family of four!

The frame construction features a broad front porch with a center entry. Noteworthy are the dormers and their palladian-style windows with sidelights and dentil moldings on the roof soffits.

Frank and William had moved to Oklahoma territory in 1897 where they organized a cotton brokerage house, buying cotton from local gins and selling it to exporters working out of Galveston. The Anderson-Clayton Company became one of the largest multi-national corporations in the world. The Anderson’s remained in the unique home until 1917, when they moved to a red brick home at 1314 Classen Drive. There they remained until the corporate headquarters were moved to Houston.

The Long Family lived in the home in the 1940s. Marian Long (Hill) recalls playing jacks on her front porch with her friends Hyla Hyde Harding (Glover) and Shirley Ann (Dodson) from Wilson School. Her large porch had extremely smooth concrete and was perfect for playing jacks.

Years later the house suffered from neglect and faced demolition at which point Historical Preservation, Inc., purchased it, performed structural and roof repairs and sold it to Randy and Libbe Gray.

The Grays practically rebuilt the home from the basement up. They replaced the foundation, plumbing, electrical circuits and sheet rock, restoring the house to as near the original as possible. They shared the magnificent renovations of their home on the 1997 Home Tour.

Richard and Glenna Tanenbaum purchased the home in 2000 and continued making improvements. They put in a new driveway and landscaping, added a breakfast room, and completed major additions and renovations in the master bedroom. The addition of beautiful mahogany wood transformed a plain den into a beautiful library. Light fixtures throughout the house have been replaced, true to the period in which the house was constructed.

The Tanenbaums shared their beautiful home on the 2004 Home Tour and enjoyed their years in the home before moving downtown.

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