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The McBirney Mansion in Tulsa, Oklahoma was the home of James H. McBirney, co-founder of the Bank of Commerce in Tulsa in 1904.〔(Tulsa Preservation Commission, "McBirney House." ) Accessed June 10, 2015.〕 He was the original owner of the mansion, built by architect John Long in 1928, and lived there until 1976. The mansion contained and sits on a lot. The mansion was bought by a law firm that turned it into a law office. By 2007, was purchased by former American Airlines President George Warde, who had plans to transform it into a boutique hotel. In the meantime, the McBirney Mansion was used as an event center. Warde died in 2012, and events stopped being held at McBirney. By February 2012, the Pauls Corporation, a Denver real estate management company, acquired the mansion as part of the suit’s settlement. Tulsa attorney, Gentner Drummond, bought the mansion from Pauls Corp. in 2014, announcing his intention to make it his family's home.〔( Evatt, Robert. "McBirney Mansion sells for $2 million, will be a private residence." ''Tulsa World''. ) June 28, 2014. Accessed June 10, 2015.〕 ==Description== The Gothic Revival mansion was designed for James McBirney by John Long, a Kansas City architect. Its site was in Childer's Heights, a residential area located near the Arkansas River, south of downtown Tulsa. The site is at 1414 South Galveston Avenue. Its coordinates are latitude 36.14171 and longitude -95.99183.〔(National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. McBirney House. July 12, 1976. ) Accessed June 15, 2015.〕〔("McBirney House." ) Historic American Landscapes Survey, National Park Service. HALS OK-18. Accessed June 12, 2015.〕 Childers Heights Addition is now a part of the Riverside Historical District. This land had been allotted to Wiliam Childers, a member of the Creek tribe, in 1905, when the tribal lands were allotted to individual members of the tribe. In 1918, after Childers' death, his daughter, Nola Childers Tracy, prepared plats for developing the that she had inherited from her father.〔(Living Places: Riverview Historic District" ) Accessed June 13, 2015.〕 The house has four levels and is constructed with a steel beam frame under hollow tile. The exterior is covered with brick, stucco and stone. It is decorated with copper gutters and stained glass windows. The foundation is thick reinforced concrete. A separate two-level building contains a four-car garage plus quarters. The basement has a separate entrance at ground level and includes a club room with a fireplace, a biliard room with billiard table, furnace room, two storage rooms and a general purpose room. There is also a laundry and a half bath.〔 The first floor (ground level) has a large foyer, which opens onto a slate-floored terrace. All first floor rooms, except the breakfast area, open onto the terrace, which has a view of the Arkansas River. Rooms on the first floor include a Living room ( by ), dining room (), music room ( by ), kitchen and butler's pantry. There are also two porches. The second floor contains seven bedrooms and three full bathrooms. The third floor has three dormer bedrooms and one full bathroom.〔 The grounds surrounding the mansion are landscaped with trees, especially magnolias and cedars. The ground at the rear slope toward the Arkansas River. This area also features a rock garden, a grotto and a fresh water spring that has its own historical importance. The spring (now known as "McBirney Spring") is fed by an underground source that has surfaced here since before the Creek Nation stopped in the Tulsa area after their forced emigration. It is said that Washington Irving stopped here in 1832 and subsequently wrote about the spring.〔("McBirney Mansion, 1927". Historic Tulsa. ) July 13, 2009. Accessed July 21, 2015.〕 The spring was also used by early cattlemen to water their stock before fording the Arkansas River.〔 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「McBirney Mansion (Tulsa, Oklahoma)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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