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Gillette Historic District (GHD) is a residential area in the Midtown section of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It consists of the homes on Gillette Avenue and Yorktown Place, and is bounded by 15th Street on the north, the alley between Gillette Street and Lewis Avenue on the east, 17th Street on the south and the alley between Yorktown Place and Yorktown Avenue.〔(Gillette Historic District "Gillette Historic District." ) Tulsa Preservation Commission. Retrieved November 9, 2014.〕 It contains 31 single-family homes and 6 duplexes that were constructed between 1924 and 1941. The district (and Gillette Street) were named for James Max Gillette, a merchant, real estate entrepreneur and oilman who built his home in what is now the district in 1921.〔(Register of Historic Places Nomination-Gillette Historic District. ) United States Department of the Interior; National Park Service. 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2014.〕 ==General description== Tulsa's smallest historic district, GHD contains thirty-one single family residences and six duplexes built between 1922 and 1941. These original structures established the original integrity of the district. Five additional residences have been built within the past ten years. The most significant new buildings are four single-family residences directly south of the Gillette Mansion.〔 The buildings in this district are generally large, traditional, two-story buildings on large lots along the boulevard-style South Yorktown Place. These houses were originally built for business executives. The most prominent building is the Gillette Mansion, built by J. M. Gillette. This mansion appears to have established a general character for the district. Many of the subsequent buildings display elements and details similar to those of the Mansion. John H. Hopping, who founded the Fourth National Bank in Tulsa, built a house southeast of the Gillette mansion in 1922. He named the street in front of his house Norvesta Avenue, which was changed to South Gillette Avenue when the neighborhood was annexed by Tulsa. The houses along South Gillette Avenue are generally smaller one- and two-story cottage and bungalow styles built on narrower lots. They were designed to attract less affluent middle managers. Architecturally, the district is highlighted by the Gillette Mansion at 1521 South Yorktown Place, the McGay residence at 1551 South Yorktown Place, and the 1923 Tulsa World Model Home at 1546 South Yorktown Place. While these are also the most notable historically, the remainder of the district, especially the residences along South Gillette Avenue, represent the transition from the bungalow style to the cottage style as the dominant form of residential design and construction.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gillette Historic District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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