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O. E. Walker House

Historic building
In Kingman, Arizona
0.1 mi from Route 66
National Register of Historic Places

The O. E. Walker House is a native-stone home in Kingman, AZ, about half a mile off the old road. Built around 1916, it mixes Craftsman bungalow and Neo-Colonial Revival styles, and it is the only stone house of that kind in town. O. E. Walker served on the Mohave County Board of Supervisors, and later Minnie E. Gulley opened a hospital here, remembered as Kingman's first. It is a notable stop on a Route 66 walk.

What is O. E. Walker House?

The house pairs the low, practical lines of a Craftsman bungalow with Neo-Colonial Revival touches, all built in native stone. That combination makes it one of a kind in Kingman.

A 1985 survey of 63 historic sites in Kingman reviewed the house, and it went on to earn a National Register listing.

History of O. E. Walker House

The house went up around 1916. Its owner, O. E. Walker, was a member of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors. Later, Minnie E. Gulley set up a hospital inside the house, opening it on August 19 of a year the record does not give. People came to remember it as Kingman's first hospital, a big step for a small desert town.

Visiting O. E. Walker House: tips

This is a private home, so view it from the street or public sidewalk. The Lovin and Withers Cottages are about 0.2 miles away, the Lovin & Withers Investment House about 0.3 miles, and the J. M. Gates House about 0.4 miles.