Crown Heights is one of Oklahoma City’s premier historic districts, developed starting in 1930 by G.A. Nichols Inc. — the same developer behind Nichols Hills — on land that had been the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club through the 1920s. The neighborhood sits roughly between NW 36th and NW 43rd Streets, from Western Avenue to Walker Avenue, just north of the state Capitol area.
How It Got Built
- The land was originally leased in 1907 by Joseph Johnston, then held by the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club from 1916 to 1930
- G.A. Nichols Inc. acquired the tract and began development in September 1930, with the first lots sold that October
- Nearly all of the neighborhood — about 95% of homes — was built before the U.S. entered World War II, with development substantially complete by the early 1940s
- Every home was built under deed restrictions requiring brick, brick veneer, stone, or stucco construction
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Crown Heights Historic District on December 28, 1995, and also carries local Historic Preservation District status through the City of Oklahoma City
- The historic core covers about a quarter square mile across 20 blocks, with 504 buildings — 470 of them contributing to the historic designation — plus three neighborhood parks
What You’re Actually Buying Into
Crown Heights is a showcase of pre-war architecture, led by Tudor Revival (roughly 40% of homes) and Colonial Revival (roughly 35%), with Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival, Monterey, Classical Revival, Italian Renaissance Revival, French Eclectic, and even a few Art Deco homes mixed in. In its early decades the neighborhood was nicknamed “Pill Hill” for the concentration of prominent physicians who lived there, and past residents are said to have included oil executive Dean McGee, U.S. Senator and Oklahoma Governor Robert S. Kerr Sr., and Governor W.J. Holloway. The Crown Heights-Edgemere Heights Homeowners Association, founded in 1973, still runs a private security patrol and publishes a neighborhood newsletter today.
What Homes Are Actually Selling For
Pulling every recorded sale in Crown Heights (52 closed transactions, Oklahoma City addresses only), prices have ranged from $167,000 up to $1,237,500, with a median sold price of $447,500 and a median of about $211 per square foot. Homes here trade across a wide range depending on size and block — from the smaller bungalows near NW 36th to the larger estates closer to NW 40th and Western.
Looking For a Home Here?
Because Crown Heights is a historic district with tightly held inventory, I track what’s available here personally rather than relying on an automated search — a filtered MLS search can’t isolate this district from the rest of Oklahoma City the way it can for a place like Nichols Hills. Reach out and I’ll send you what’s actually on the market, including anything about to list.
Home Values Over Time
Numbers, not guesses. This is built from 52 closed Crown Heights sales pulled directly from MLSOK/Matrix — not an automated estimate, not a third-party algorithm. It’s what buyers actually paid for homes in this historic district over more than a decade.
Source: MLSOK/Matrix — 52 closed sales, Crown Heights (Oklahoma City), Jun 2015–Jul 2026. Real recorded MLS data, not an estimate. 2026 reflects a partial year of sales through July.