It was a time of technological innovations that fueled tremendous economic progress, such that Forbes magazine once coined the term "The Soaring Twenties." In Oklahoma City's Heritage Hills neighborhood, prosperous men of industry established family homes that would become iconic for their architectural contributions to our residential cityscape. When our 2012 Symphony Show House was built in 1925, its design represented a striking contrast to its French-chateau and neoclassical-styled neighbors. With its ornate patterned brickwork, dramatic sloped roofs and gentle stone arches, the "Jazz Age Manor" is an elegant Tudor Revival estate that exemplifies the elaborate grandeur of the American 1920's. 

This elegantly landscaped estate features a carriage house for overnight guests, and a bathhouse alongside the pool and spa. Accommodations include a beautifully refurbished kitchen with bar, six bedrooms, six full baths and three half baths. Beneath the home lies an interesting feature you won't see on the tour: a catacomb system of unexcavated storage rooms. All together, the home comprises more than 10,000 square feet.

The Jazz Age Manor has been transformed in many ways since its construction 87 years ago.  Improvements have been made, such as the two-story west wing with library and second master bedroom that was added in the 1960's. Other transformations left blemishes that would prove challenging for future owners. A few years following the construction of the west wing, the home was badly damaged in a fire. The smoke cleared, but a hasty repair job left scars that would remain until the Jazz Age Manor's present owners bought the home in 1983.

Determined to restore the home to its former grandeur, Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Dale Peyton restored arched windows, replaced white oak floors, renovated a bathroom, rehabilitated the slate roof, remodeled the kitchen, and restructured the master bathroom suite. Outdoors, they enclosed a sun porch, completely relandscaped the gardens, and installed a pool, spa, gazebo and fountain.

Three years after the Peytons took ownership of the home, it was ready to be showcased as a featured stop on that year's Heritage Hills Home Tour. Visitors were delighted at the opportunity to view the carefully-restored beauty of the home's interior, and the Peytons, at last, could enjoy the results of their hard work. It didn't last. Just one month after the home tour, disaster struck. A faucet leak resulted in a deluge that soaked the home's interior, damaging everything it touched. Undaunted, the Peytons pushed up their sleeves and went back to work. They replaced floors, repainted, and painstakingly repaired the flood's damage. 

The result is the elegant Jazz Age Manor you see today, a grand old mansion that reflects years of meticulous attention and responsible stewardship. We trust you're as excited as we are to see what Oklahoma's top designers have in store for the 2012 Symphony Show House, and we share Dr. and Mrs. Peyton's enthusiasm to open its doors to you.