Districts in the National Register of Historic Places
Ranch Acres Historic District
- Classification
- Ranch Acres is a residential district in private ownership.
- Boundaries
- North: 31st Street
East: Harvard Avenue
South: 41st Street
West: Florence/Delaware Ave. - Subdivisions
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Plat Date Ranch Acres, Plat 1 1949 Ranch Acres, Plat 2 1951 Ranch Acres, Plat 3 1953 Ranch Acres, Plat 4 1956
- Description
The Ranch Acres Historic District is an excellent example of an intact post-World War II ranch house subdivision. It has a high degree of integrity with almost ninety percent of the residences contributing to the district.
The Ranch Acres housing, landscape, and subdivision plan was the ideal home location for many of Tulsa’s up and coming young professionals who aspired to live the modern life. When constructed, it was a modern ranch house neighborhood that symbolized modern living with simplicity, privacy and informality in a setting close to nature. It was designed to attract those who could purchase above average housing. Ranch Acres was Tulsa’s earliest ranch house subdivision that provided extra large lots, and streets that conformed to the topography instead of a grid-based pattern. It became the largest single development of post war luxury homes in Tulsa.
- Ranch Acres was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 2007 under National Register criteria C. Its NRIS number is 07001268.
- » Complete Statement of Historic Significance
- Period
- Primary Residential Construction: 1949-1962
- Representation in Existing Surveys
- National Register of Historic Places — December 12, 2007