National Register of Historic Places

White House of the Chickasaws

Emet, Johnston County, Oklahoma
Listed
August 4, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
71000662

About this property

The White House of the Chickasaws in Milburn, Oklahoma was built in 1895. It was designed by Dallas architect W.A. Waltham in the Queen Anne style. The house is also known as Gov. Douglas H. Johnston House, because Chickasaw Governor Douglas Hancock Johnston and his descendants resided in the mansion from 1898 to 1971 when the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. At the time of its construction, the house was on the north edge of the community of Emet, Oklahoma, where Johnston operated a store, but its formal street address is now 6379 E. Mansion Dr., Milburn, Oklahoma On July 21, 1902, Johnston Murray, the son of Oklahoma Governor William H. Murray, was born at the mansion. William H. Murray had married Mary Alice Hearrell, one of Johnston's nieces, and their son, Johnston Murray, would go on to become the 14th Oklahoma Governor. Julie Chisholm, a granddaughter of Jesse Chisholm and a niece of the Johnstons, was also married in the mansion. The house is now a historic house museum owned by the Chickasaw Nation and has been restored to a 1900 appearance. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 5, 1971, under Criteria A and C. At that time, the house was still owned by descendants of the Governor.

Location

Emet, Johnston County, Oklahoma
34.20857, -96.54607

Categories

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Nearby Battles

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When was White House of the Chickasaws listed on the National Register?

White House of the Chickasaws was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1971.

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White House of the Chickasaws is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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