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Edgemere Park
Edgemere Park
Streets that follow the land, a creek down the middle, and one of the first planned developments west of the Mississippi.
Built
From 1926
Plan
Olmsted-influenced
Setting
Park and creek bed
National Register
Listed 1980
Typical range
$300K–$700K+
The neighborhood
What it actually is.
Edgemere Park was developed starting in 1926 on the southern portion of an early country club golf course, and it was conceived as a whole rather than platted lot by lot. It is described as one of the first planned unit developments west of the Mississippi, and it was listed on the National Register in 1980.
The streets follow the natural contours of the land rather than a grid, reflecting the landscape philosophy associated with Frederick Law Olmsted. A park and creek bed run through the middle. In a city laid out almost entirely on section lines, that alone makes it distinct.
The houses
Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, and Spanish Eclectic surround the park. On the numbered streets much of the stock is brick bungalow, varied by brickwork pattern and floorplan, with plaster or stucco walls and fine interior woodwork. The larger homes sit along North Harvey Parkway and carry the showpiece details: Mexican tile, carved timbering, cast stone, and wrought iron in fences, gates, balconies, and grilles.
Virtually every house here is pier and beam construction, and most have basements, which is unusual in Oklahoma City and worth understanding before you buy.
What I tell buyers before they write an offer here
Basements in Oklahoma need attention. Most homes here have one. Ask about water intrusion history, sump equipment, and what happens in a hard spring rain.
Original detail is the value here. Many homes have had spectular renovations preserving original character.
Scope the sewer and check foundation. Standard practice for anything built in the twenties.
Living here.
Gently rolling, heavily treed, and quiet in a way the grid neighborhoods are not. The park is the center of everything socially. It is central without feeling urban, which is a narrow thing to pull off and the reason people who buy here rarely leave.
Who it suits
Buyers who care about how a neighborhood is laid out, not just what is in it
People who want green space at the doorstep and still want to be central