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Volume 11, Issue 7 - Feature #4163

1936 - Nickels Mansion Becomes Elks Lodge

Known nowadays as the McClure Mansion, I heard today that it's to come up on the auction block soon and that it is in quite sad condition, windows broken out and lots of birds and bats in residence. If it were in OKC or Tulsa, it would have already been bought and turned into a showcase museum. Surely the folks of Alva will not allow this grand old home just fall in on itself! But again, maybe they will...

Rod Murrow - 2009-02-17 23:11:36

This is most interesting reading! I've always known the mansion as the Ensor Mansion. When did Dr. Ensor own it? Does anyone know the whereabouts of any of the original furnishings? Could it be restored to its original 'glory' and become a museum matching the Phillips home in Bartlesville? What will become of it? It seems like an updated history of the mansion would be a great project (with photos, of course).

Rod Murrow - 2009-02-15 18:09:22

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