I’ve been on a personal quest to try to find out if and where Addie Perryman lived on her land. Several sources say that she raised her family on her allotment land, but US Census Records place her in rented homes near, but not on her land. One very old tiny cottage, located at 1302 S. Columbia Avenue, has been rumored to be “the original farm house” for the entire area so I wanted to investigate if this could have been Addie's home. I was able to contact the owner who shared some information and permitted me to check out the property abstract. I’ll jump to the punch line. Addie Perryman never lived there. But! Some interesting people with important history owned the property in years gone by. ...
The Renaissance Neighborhood is defined by 11th Street on the North, 15th Street on the South, Lewis Avenue on the West and Harvard Avenue on the East. This is the heart of midtown Tulsa.