White City Historic District Neighborhood

White City Historic District Neighborhood. Route 66 Tulsa. Northeast of this corner is one of Tulsa's early neighborhoods. Originally a Creek Indian allotment, the land was acquired by Glenn T. Braden in 1912. The former east coast Standard Oil Company leader had come to Oklahoma to develop the state's abundant supply of natural gas. His efforts, in combination with those of another entrepreneur in 1906, resulted in the creation of the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, which remains a driving industry influence in Oklahoma today., During World War I, Braden established the White City Jersey Dairy Farm on the site, so named because the buildings and silos were painted white. After his death in 1923, Braden's children closed the dairy, platted the land and sold lots to employees of local steel and oil field supply companies establishing the neighborhood in 1926. The neighborhood's layout and housing architecture, dominated by two architectural styles - Tudor Revival and Minimal Traditional - attracted an early type of "middle class." , The White City Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 for the quality of significance in American history, architecture and culture.