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| Location | 502 S. Okmulgee Ave., Okmulgee, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 35°37′07″N95°58′31″W / 35.61861°N 95.97528°W |
| Built | 1904 |
| Built by | Henry Clay Kennady |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 14001032 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 10, 2014 |
The Kennedy Mansion is a dwelling located at 502 S. Okmulgee Ave. in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. [2] The mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma on December 10, 2014. [2]
The mansion is located southwest of the commercial core of Okmulgee, which is itself NRHP-listed as the Okmulgee Downtown Historic District. [2] [3] It was constructed for Asa D. Kennedy and Nellie Kennedy; Asa D. Kennedy was a bank founder and real estate investor. [2] [4] The house was completed in 1904 by builder Henry Clay Kennady (sic). [2] The house is a sub-type of the Colonial Revival style, having a hipped roof with a full-width porch; about one-third of Colonial Revival houses built prior to 1915 were of this sub-type. [2]
A two-story clapboard Carriage House, also built around 1904 and located southwest of the main house, is a contributing structure on the property. [2] Also contributing is a one-story shed, built around 1915, which has a set of hinged doors on the side gable elevation and a double hung window in each gable end. [2] A non-contributing structure, a garage built circa 2000, is also on the property. [2] The house is still a private residence. [5]
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