William Taylor Hales spent $125,000 in 1916 on the largest residence in Oklahoma City, the Hales Mansion. Built in 1916 for William Taylor Hales at a cost of $125,000 USD, this Second Renaissance Revival house was designed by the firm Hawk & Parr. It sprawls with 20,021 square feet of living space over three floors and another 3,136 square feet of basement, making it the largest residence in Oklahoma City.
Look at the stone and brick: Bedford limestone and bricks imported from Greece form its exterior. The main entrance on the east facade is dramatic — a two-story portico held up by eight Corinthian columns. Turn your head north and you’ll see the secondary two-story portico that faces the Overholser Mansion.
The house has had many lives: in 1939 it became the residence of the archbishop after purchase by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese, was returned to private use in 1992, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Most recently, in April 2017 an Oklahoma City radiologist purchased it for $2.125 million. Notice that an Oklahoma City radiologist paid $2.125 million for this mansion back in 2017.