Hall of Fame. Colcord built one of Oklahoma City's first great mansions in 1901 at 421 Northwest 13th Street, beginning the development of what was soon Oklahoma City's finest "suburban" neighborhood. Colcord's three-story pillared Georgian home with its beveled-glass windows, mirrored ballroom, and carriage house was demolished in 1965 and replaced by a now-failed insurance company building. Alarm of the demolition of the Colcord mansion led to the establishment of a historical preservation district in what became known as "Heritage Hills" and the preservation of the nearby Henry Overholser mansion and other monuments to the early days of the city. In their book, "Vanished Spendor", Jim Edwards and Hal Ottaway (Abalache Book Shop Publishing Co. 1982), gives the following description of the home: Built and designed by William A. Wells, this mansion was almost an exact replica of Mr. Colcord's father's home in Kentucky. It had twenty-five rooms, besides halls, nooks, closets, and baths. In 1959, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. References External links Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Colcord, Charles Francis Further reading 1859 births 1934 deaths Businesspeople from Oklahoma City People from Corpus Christi, Texas United States Marshals American cattlemen Cowboys Oklahoma Democrats People from Comanche County, Kansas Ranchers from Kansas