This Georgian Revival red brick home was built in 1924 by Dr. Robert & Marjorie Howard. The home features a hooded stoop covering with an entry door flanked by sidelights and three hooded gables with curved Palladian windows. On the east end of the façade is a sunporch opening onto a small terrace finished with a decorative railing.

A Kentucky native, Robert moved with his family to the frontier community of Edmond in 1889. Like his father, he attended medical school then moved to Oklahoma City in 1901 and opened his practice. He joined the Epworth Medical College staff in 1904 and was on the first faculty when the school was renamed the University of Oklahoma Medical School. He also served as Chief of Staff at Saint Anthony’s Hospital and was on the first expedition to Antarctica.

Mrs. Howard, a native of Kansas, came to Oklahoma City to work for Charles Colcord. She was known for her entertaining in the home. Robert liked being only a few blocks from Saint Anthony’s as he always visited his patients in the morning and again in the evening.

The second owners of the home were Thomas & Gayla Stapleton in 1984. Tom was born in Lawton on March 29, 1956, where he grew up with his three sisters. As a child he delivered newspapers, scooped ice cream, and collected marbles, coins, and stamps. He graduated from Lawton High School in 1974 where he received All-Conference football honors and was class president. He earned a degree in Geology at the University of Oklahoma where he met Gayla Myers of Enid while working at Crosstimbers Restaurant. Tom and Gayla married in 1981 and had four daughters, Taylor, Macey, Emily, and Alex. Tom was a founding partner of Triad Energy. He served on the Historical Preservation, Inc. Board. Tom was a golfer and enjoyed coaching his daughters in T-ball and basketball. Gayla and Tom both enjoyed attending dance recitals and choir concerts for their daughters. Tom died June 25, 2023, at age 67.

The interior of the home features a small granite-floored vestibule that opens into a center foyer with an exposed staircase. The living room in this home is centered by a carved fireplace. It features deep crown moldings as well as large baseboards and door casings.

Opening off the living room is a cheery sunroom which has windows and doors on three exterior walls. The French doors on the front lead to a small terrace. Of particular note is the very pretty decorative fireplace mantle. The formal dining room is located on the west side of the house. It features side base and case moldings as well as deep crown moldings. A small but well-arranged kitchen and breakfast room with Butler’s pantry cabinets opens onto a powder room on the landing to the basement Club Room.

The second floor of this home has two bedrooms connected by a bath and a master suite. The former sleeping porch was converted into a dressing room. An elevator also opens into the master bedroom.

In 1996 Tom Brown featured the home on the Heritage Hills Home Tour. Garage quarters were converted into a bachelor apartment for Mr. Brown’s son.

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