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Red Ridge Mansions

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Built: 1932, 1934, 1938, 1938, 1948 | Abandoned: 1990, 2002, 2009
Status: AbandonedRestored Private PropertyUnder Renovation
Photojournalist: Michael SchwarzJesse O Bautista

red ridge mansions, preachers wall mansion, red ridge mansion, windy hill mansion, beneath green bows mansion, creekwood mansionThese are the five Red Ridge Mansions that sit in the middle of Oklahoma City, three abandoned and soon to be restored and two lived in. Grandson of R.J. Edwards, George spoke with us during a tour of the property and gave us the history behind each of the names. “Granny helped found St. Pauls and Uncle Archie was always in the front row, right side, in the middle of the pew every Sunday for the 11 am service so assuming that’s why.” He continued on saying, “Beneath Green Bows, was named after all the cedar trees surrounding it and was owned by Mary Elizabeth Edwards Thach and is now in private hands and lived in by the Watts Family, Red Ridge (RJ Edwards Mansion) was named around all the red rocks found on this ridge, Windy Hill (John Edwards Mansion) because these trees weren’t here and it was very windy. The final home, known as Creekwood Mansion for its close proximity to Deep Fork Creek and being surrounded by woods is still lived in by George and his family.”

Four out of six of Robert J. and Sadie Edwards’s children when they were grown from schooling and starting their family got a mansion and 15 acres. Talk about creating generational wealth!

Red Ridge Mansions
Emily Cowan

Emily is a two-time published author of "Abandoned Oklahoma: Vanishing History of the Sooner State" and "Abandoned Topeka: Psychiatric Capital of the World". With over two hundred published articles on our websites. Exploring since 2018 every aspect of this has become a passion for her. From educating, fighting to preserve, writing, and learning about history there is nothing she would rather do.

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Emily Cowan

Emily is a two-time published author of "Abandoned Oklahoma: Vanishing History of the Sooner State" and "Abandoned Topeka: Psychiatric Capital of the World". With over two hundred published articles on our websites. Exploring since 2018 every aspect of this has become a passion for her. From educating, fighting to preserve, writing, and learning about history there is nothing she would rather do.

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