Swan Lake Arch
by Janette Boyd
Title
Swan Lake Arch
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
Photo of house with arch on Swan Lake, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Swan Lake is the focal point of the district of the same name which includes the commercial area on 15th Street and extends to major arterials on the north, east, south and west. Two-story houses built around the lake from 1919 to the present represent a variety of architectural styles including Spanish, Georgian Revival and vernacular interpretations honoring the swan. Some are now duplexes. Most sit on high ground overlooking the city-owned lake. The remainder of the neighborhood contains bungalows, two-story houses, quadruplexes and six-plexes of stone, clapboard and stucco. The Swan Lake area has more two- and three-story, 1920 to 1930 multi-family apartments and duplexes than any other residential area in Tulsa.
At one time, spring-fed Orcutt Lake was the watering hole for a ranch belonging to Colonel A. D. Orcutt, a member of Oklahoma�s first legislature. In 1908, a group of developers led by Colonel Orcutt�s son, Samuel A. Orcutt, purchased 25 acres in Orcutt Addition to build a park and an artificial lake. The amusement park, built by the lake in 1910, marked the end of a trolley line from downtown. Other park facilities included an enclosed dance pavilion, a swimming pool, and, later, a $7,600 roller-coaster.
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July 6th, 2014
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