This Georgian home was built in 1921 by the builder R. H. Stoddard with Edward Boyd serving as architect. The house was built for Lovie and William A. Easley, a native of Ardmore who made a fortune as a cotton buyer for the Neil P. Anderson Company.

Unusual interior features include four Rookwood tile framed fireplaces, an original Honeywell thermostat in the foyer, a center stairway divided above the landing, and an intercom telephone system linking the upper and lower floors with the quarters behind the garage.  

The front walk was custom-designed and is original to the house. It was featured in an advertisement by the brick manufacturer. Original guttering is built into the house and can be seen from the flat roof outside. The basement held the original boiler for heating and the coal shoot to the backyard still exists. There is an incinerator shoot from the kitchen and a laundry chute from the second floor that are still functional. Bedrooms were designed en-suite and most have original features.

The Easleys remained in the home until 1937 when they sold it to Mary Ruth and Dr. Edmund Gordon Ferguson. Dr. Ferguson was an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist who grew up just a few blocks down the street. His father, Dr. Edmund S. Ferguson, had lived at 700 NW 15th since 1916. Mary Ruth, daughter of a Payne County pioneer physician, was a well-known leader in the arts. She was president of the OKC Opera Association, a founding member of the Lyric Theatre, president and founder of the OKC Orchestra League, and the first president of the Women’s Committee of the Symphony Orchestra and a founder of the Oklahoma Arts Center (now the OKC Museum of Art). She also was one of the first members of the Oklahoma City Historic Preservation Commission appointed by George Shirk. The Ferguson’s daughter, Mary Gordon Ferguson Taft, attended Wilson Elementary. Mary later became the Assistant Director of the Oklahoma Arts Institute.

After moving into the home, the Fergusons redecorated, added the brick wall in 1941, and moved the driveway entrance from Harvey to 15th. The exterior of the home remains unchanged and is a true reflection of the original design. Recent owners renovated the master bedroom and closet and featured the home on the annual Home Tour in 2013.

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