History

Many different architectural styles can be found throughout Maple Ridge. Areas of Maple Ridge were developed as early as 1907.

Maple Ridge contains some of the oldest and most beautiful homes found in Tulsa. The majority of the neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historical Places.

Georgian
  • Paneled door with decorative crown
  • Cornice emphasized with dentil or other decorative molding
  • Double hung windows
  • Windows in symmetrical rows around a central door
  • Changed brick patterns or arch above windows
  • Roof may be side gabled or hipped

Adam
  • Semi-circular or elliptical fanlight over front door
  • Windows in symmetrical rows around a central door
  • Double hung windows
  • Flat lintel or keystone lintel
  • Roof may be side gabled or hipped

Classical Revival
  • Front dominated by entry porch (2 stories) with 4 columns
  • Semicircular or elliptical fanlight over front door
  • Windows in symmetrical rows around front door
  • Wind band of trim at cornice line

Tudor
  • Facade is dominated by prominent cross gables
  • Tall narrow windows, in groups and multi-paned
  • Steeply pitched roof with side gables
  • Entry has a rounded arch or pointed Tudor arch
  • Massive chimneys with multiple chimney pots

Colonial Revival
  • Front door has decorative crown or entry porch with fanlight or sidelights
  • Symmetrically balanced windows and centered door
  • Double hung windows, multi-pane in one or both
  • Windows typically in pairs or triples
  • Roof can be hipped, side-gabled or center gabled

Spanish Eclectic
  • Low-pitched roof, usually tiled
  • Little or no eave overhang
  • Stucco
  • Arches above doors or windows
  • Asymmetrical facade
  • Doors dramatized with spiral columns, pilasters, patterned tiles or carved stonework

Prairie
  • Two stories with one story wings or porches
  • Low pitched roof, usually hipped with widely overhanging eaves
  • Detailing emphasizes horizontal lines
  • Massive square porch supports

Craftsman
  • Low-pitched gabled roof with wide, unenclosed eave overhang
  • Decorative beams or braces under gables
  • Porch support bases extend to ground with no break at porch floor
  • Typically squared porch supports, often tapered

Bruce Goff
  • Student and friend of Frank Lloyd Wright
  • Exposed structure and spatial complexity characterize a Goff design, based on the principles of Organic Architecture
  • Today, Goff is recognized for his highly creative, original designs