Districts in the National Register of Historic Places

Riverview Historic District

Riverview

Classification
The Riverview Historic District is a residential district located directly south of downtown Tulsa.
Boundaries
North: 12th/13th Street
East: Alley between Elwood and Denver Avenues
South: Riverside Drive/14th Place
West: Jackson Avenue
Subdivisions
Plat Date
Childers Heights  4/24/1918
Norvell Park  June 1918
Cardiff Re-Sub  6/16/1930
Campbell  5/21/1908
T.T.T. Add.  May 1906
Riverford  5/22/1906
Section Township Range
Sec. 11, T19N, R12E
Sec. 12, T19N, R12E
» Significant Properties
Description

The Riverview Historic District is an excellent, representative collection of houses and apartment houses constructed from 1911 to 1938. Dominated by the Bungalow/Craftsman style, other popular architectural styles in the district included the Tudor Revival, Prairie School and Colonial Revival. Although predominately a middle class neighborhood, the district also contains a number of larger, better-appointed homes built by many of the leading citizens of Tulsa. This includes the Clinton-Hardy House, the Bird House, the Kerr House and the magnificent McBirney Mansion.

Along the northeast and southwest boundaries of the district, several historic apartments buildings were erected during the district’s period of significance. In addition to their historic association with the majority single family homes, the historic apartments are compatible in design and architectural styles with the neighborhood-at-large.

Riverview derived its name from the Riverview Elementary School, which was located at 512 West Twelfth at the intersection of Twelfth and Guthrie. In 1975, the school was demolished, but the area’s identification with the name of the school continues.

Riverview was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 2007 under National Register criteria C. Its NRIS number is 07000906.
» Complete Statement of Historic Significance
Period
Primary Residential Construction: 1911-1938
Representation in Existing Surveys
National Register of Historic Places — September 6, 2007
Intensive Level Survey — September 2005
Reconnaissance Survey — June 1978; June 1991; May 2004
Oklahoma Landmarks Inventory: Clinton/Hardy House, James H. McBirney Mansion, Riverview.
Cultural Resources in the Tulsa Urban Study Area, by Kelly C. Duncan, edited by Anneta L. Cheek, Archaeological Research Associates Research Report #14, 1977: J. H. McBirney House, p. 44; Spotlight Theatre, p. 49; Riverview Neighborhood, p. 42.