About the Historic HomeAnthony Godance Soldani built his dream home at a cost of $92,000 in 1925. George J. Canon was the architect and the house was built by O.F. Keck. The house was designed in the prairie style (with Spanish Colonial Revival Accents) The house is a two story sprawling rectangle with a green tile hipped roof. The roof has exposed rafter tails. The walls are clad in brick with a stone watertable and porch supports. The Interior woodwork came from walnut trees on Soldani's Osage County Ranch and was specially milled in Kansas City. Other features include tiled fireplaces from England and imported terrazzo floors in the basement. One charming aspect of the house in the "courting room" tucked under the gracious staircase. In its heyday, the Soldani house was a gathering place for the young people of Ponca City. Anthony Soldani died in 1956 and his wife passed away three years later. In 1966, the Ponca City Art Association purchased the home.
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Quick Facts• Built in 1925
• Cost to build in 1925 - $92,000 • Approx 8,500 square feet • Registered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 |
Awards• 2014 State Historic Preservation Officer's Citation of Merit.
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Features of the Home• Walnut woodwork from Osage County
• Tiled fireplaces imported from England • Terrazzo floors from France |