James Alexander Veasey House Explained

James Alexander Veasey House
Location:1802 S. Cheyenne Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma
Coordinates:36.1367°N -95.9897°W
Built:1913
Architect:Blair, John T.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:July 27, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:89001006

The James Alexander Veasey House, also known as the Veasey-Leach House, is a Colonial Revival style house in Tulsa, Oklahoma that was built in 1913. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 "for its architectural significance as a local landmark example of the Colonial Revival style".

It is included in the Buena Vista Park Historic District, later listed on the NRHP.[1]

It was designed by local architect John T. Blair.[2] The structure is a two-story Colonial Revival house. It is T-shaped, has clapboard siding and a gabled roof with a dormer centered above the entry.[3]

The original owner, James Alexander Veasey, was a lawyer for the Dawes Commission who settled in Tulsa and founded the Holland Hall School. He lived in this house until 1938, when he retired as chief counsel for Carter Oil Company, a subsidiary of Standard Oil Company of New Jersey.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=07000919}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Brady Historic District ]. August 2006 . Cynthia Savage . National Park Service. and
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=89001006}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Veasey, James Alexander, House / Veasey-Leach House ]. November 1988 . John Hill and Melveina Heisch . National Park Service. and
  3. Tulsa Preservation Commission. "Veasey House." Retrieved January 7, 2012.