Heritage Hills holds some of Oklahoma City's largest and grandest historic homes, a district that took shape just after 1900 and was largely complete by 1930. Walk slowly with me: these houses include some of the largest in the city, and each year the neighborhood opens its doors for the Heritage Hills Historic Homes and Gardens Tour. You can spot two of its best-known residences from here — Henry Overholser’s Overholser Mansion and the Hales Mansion — anchors in a district that began to take shape just after 1900 and was largely complete by 1930.
Heritage Hills holds the distinction of being Oklahoma City’s first historic preservation district; the name “Heritage Hills” was acquired in 1969 after leaders of the neighborhood’s many additions came together. Those additions — Harndale, West Highland Parked Addition, Colcord Heights Addition, Classen’s Highland Parked Addition, Winan’s Highland Addition, and Winan’s Second Addition — were once collectively known as “Highland Park…”. The neighborhood’s preservation story even began with neighbors forming the Historic Preservation Commission to fight a widening proposal for NW 16th Street.
Notice that this neighborhood earned its name and its status as the city's first preservation district in 1969.