Roughly bounded by NW 16th and 23rd Sts. and Western and Walker Aves., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. County/parish: Oklahoma.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 26, 1983. NRIS 83002102.
522 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.
Mesta Park is a residential neighborhood in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma which is also listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. The listing is roughly bounded by NW 16th and 23rd Sts. and Western and Walker Avenues. It was listed on the National Register in 1983 and then included 522 contributing buildings and one contributing site on 165 acres (67 ha).
The area was built in stages during 1906 to 1930, with about half completed by 1915. It's named for Washington, D.C. socialite Perle Mesta (née Skirvin) who lived there as a teen.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86511644