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The house at 631 is buff brick, with trim in shades of browns. Serpentine columns of cut stone flank a later closed-in porch. The strong entrance projection has diamond-paned round headed windows flanking a round headed door. The awning over a full-length raised terrace gives this house what would today be called a "Mediterranian" look. This corner house had exceptionally fine landscaping.

G. Robert Cates 1929-59
Delbert Cravens 1959-74

G. Robert Cates was a businessman who started his career as a gas station attendant and ultimately owned a chain of service stations, and an oil company.

D.F. "Del' Cravens, who retired after 43 years with Southwestern Bell Co., held varous chairmanships of municipal and civic organizations, including: president of the North Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, member of the Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission.

For 35 years, Mr. Cravens was directly involved with the training and development of marketing personnel for Southwestern Bell Company. His wife, Vinita Cravens, was the Oklahoma agent for all Broadway productions, including both theatre and music. She was inducted in the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame.

See also 601 NE 18th Street.