McAlester House

Historic house in Oklahoma, United States

United States historic place

McAlester House

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| 14 E. Smith Ave.,
McAlester, Oklahoma
Coordinates| 34°57′19.9″N 95°45′36.7″W﻿ / ﻿34.955528°N 95.760194°W﻿ / 34.955528; -95.760194
Area| less than one acre
Built| 1870
Architectural style| Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.| 80004289[1]
Added to NRHP| August 29, 1980

The McAlester House is an historic house located at 14 East Smith Avenue in McAlester, Oklahoma.

## Description and history

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Named for its builder and first owner, the colorful J. J. McAlester, for whom McAlester was named, it began in 1870 as a four-room log house. At the time, it was located in Tobucksy County, Choctaw Nation, in the Indian Territory.[2] J. J. McAlester later surrounded the log structure with a single-story house and also built a much larger two-story Queen Anne style house joined by a breezeway to the smaller structure. Its furnishings, many of which remain to this day, reflected the prosperity and position that the McAlester family enjoyed in the community. The building was renovated in 1960 by J. L. McAlester, grandson of J. J. McAlester. In 1980, McAlester House was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1][3]

In the early 2000s, it was bought by its present owners who have continued the work of renovation and preservation. The house was featured in 2008 in a segment of the HGTV channel's If Walls Could Talk program.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ John W. Morris, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma, Plate 38.
3. ^ Oklahoma State University, State Historic Preservation Office, NRHP Nomination Form for McAlester House Archived 2010-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ McAlester News-Capital August 09, 2008}

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National Register of Historic Places in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

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* Aldridge Hotel
* Busby Office Building
* Busby Theatre
* Federal Building and US Courthouse
* First Presbyterian Church
* International Temple, Supreme Assembly, Order of the Rainbow for Girls
* L'Ouverture Gymnasium
* Jeff Lee Park Bath House and Pool
* Mass Grave of the Mexican Miners
* McAlester Armory
* McAlester Downtown Historic District
* McAlester DX
* McAlester House
* McAlester Scottish Rite Temple
* Mine Rescue Station Building
* OKLA Theater
* Perryville
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma and List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma

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