[1] RAHD's era of significance is 1949 to 1962, when the property was platted, the land developed and the vast majority of the houses were constructed.

[2] Ranch Acres was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) under Criterion C [b] on December 12, 2007.

Tulsa, like many other cities, initially turned to developing houses that were almost assembly-line design with few of the amenities that would later be taken almost for granted.

[3] Immediately after World War II, Tulsa real estate investor, Ben Kirkpatrick, proposed that developer I.

Its presence had encouraged a large number of native pecan trees to grow there, creating a park-like ambience.

Instead, they laid out curving streets and oversized lots in Ranch Acres to take maximum advantage of the rolling terrain and the existing trees.

[d] Jacobson marketed the houses in Ranch Acres to professionals and businessmen who had moved to Tulsa to work in the petroleum and defense industries, and who could afford to pay premium prices for these homes.