Harwelden Mansion

The Harwelden Mansion in Tulsa was originally the home of Earl Palmer Harwell and Mary Keesee Harwell, who moved to the area and struck it big in the oil boom of the early 1900s. Their home, completed in 1926, was given the Welsh name "Harwelden" meaning "the Harwell home." The mansion is the only Collegiate Gothic English Tudor style of architecture in Tulsa. The amazing four-story home boasts 30 rooms and seven fireplaces. Ornate wooden carvings in a coat of arms motif adorn the main floor rooms and grand staircase.

The mansion's exterior boasts carved Indiana limestone, a slate roof ...

The Harwelden Mansion in Tulsa was originally the home of Earl Palmer Harwell and Mary Keesee Harwell, who moved to the area and struck it big in the oil boom of the early 1900s. Their home, completed in 1926, was given the Welsh name "Harwelden" meaning "the Harwell home." The mansion is the only Collegiate Gothic English Tudor style of architecture in Tulsa. The amazing four-story home boasts 30 rooms and seven fireplaces. Ornate wooden carvings in a coat of arms motif adorn the main floor rooms and grand staircase.

The mansion's exterior boasts carved Indiana limestone, a slate roof and limestone gargoyles, as well as a gold fish pond and carriage house where servants once lived. Harwelden is on the National Register of Historic Places. The neighborhood in which Harwelden belongs, the Maple Ridge District, is on the National Register of Historic Districts. The Harwelden Mansion is now home to the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa.