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National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The Association voted to have the City of Tulsa place the district under Historic Preservation Zoning, to protect it from improper infill, demolition, or rehabilitation. The district was added to the Oklahoma Landmarks Inventory on January 17, 1979.
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Yorktown Place. While these are also the most notable historically, the remainder of the district, especially the residences along South Gillette Avenue, represent the transition from the bungalow style to the cottage style as the dominant form of residential design and construction.
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