This home stands out for its architectural originality, Designed by architect Maurice Jayne, the house is a unique blend of Moorish and Italian Villa styles, featuring a tiled roof, arched windows, and colorful decorative shields painted under the eaves. Special features inside include a distinctive pyramidal entryway, a semi-circular second-floor hallway, and a Spanish-style dining room.

Built in 1925 by Guy Turner, the son of banking pioneer and territorial treasurer Martin L. Turner, the home has a rich history. Martin Turner established the Western National Bank in Oklahoma City before statehood, and his son, Guy, returned to the city in 1907 after completing his studies at the University of Oklahoma and Harvard. In 1909, Guy married Alleyne Hill, a Kentucky native, and together they had one daughter, Jewell, who later married Fischer Ames, the son of pioneer attorney C.B. Ames.

The Turners hired W.P. Darwin of Tulsa to design the interior, who applied an antique glaze to the woodwork, sourced stone from New Jersey for the hall and solarium, and created draperies from handmade Italian linen and cut velvet. He also installed handwrought light fixtures and used gold-plated andirons in the master bedroom and living room.

In 1974, Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Traxler featured the home on the annual Historic Home Tour.

In 1979, the house was purchased by Linda & Timothy M. Larason. Timothy and Linda renovated the kitchen, replaced a stockade fence with a wrought iron one, and re-landscaped the property. Linda was born July 5, 1947, in Depew, Oklahoma, and grew up in Sapulpa where she graduated as Valedictorian in 1965. She attended Oklahoma City University before working as a tax secretary at Arthur Young & Co. where she met Timothy, an attorney. They married December 28, 1969, and had two children, John and Amber.

Linda was a life-long Democrat and she devoted her professional life to improving the lives of vulnerable women, children, and families. She served as the President of the Oklahoma City Chapter of the League of Women Voters and served in the House of Representatives from 1985 to 1995, representing District 88 in Oklahoma City. She is remembered as a fierce advocate for public education, teen pregnancy prevention, and equitable access to health care. After leaving politics, Larason enjoyed a second career in the nonprofit industry, serving in leadership roles at the Community Council and the Oklahoma County Medical Society. Linda died on April 11, 2020, at age 72 due to complications from multiple myeloma.

The Funk family purchased the home in 1997 and preserved much of its original charm while making some updates including gutting, expanding, and modernizing the kitchen.

This is the third Heritage Hills home for the Funk family after first living in an apartment at the Aberdeen. They previously lived in a bungalow at 304 NW 20th and a brick house at 317 NW 17th before moving to this larger residence as their sons grew.

The red-walled dining room is dominated by dark wood and gilt finishes beneath an elaborate plaster ceiling, and features items that the Funks have acquired abroad. The curved wrought iron staircase is unchanged from the Turners’s time, as is the stone brought in from New Jersey and arranged in a gray checkerboard pattern in the entryway. The stairs lead to the unusual semicircular hallway on the second floor, comprised of four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a media room. A fireplace mantel with intricate gilt work dominates the master bedroom. Both upstairs bathrooms have their original tile, which had survived without a crack until the 1995 bombing. From the entrance in the winter, the neon lights of downtown can be glimpsed across Harn Park, through the bare branches of the trees. The Funks featured their home on the 2020 Historic Home Tour.

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