The Man Behind the Mansion Edward Delk was a globetrotting American architect who used his travels as inspiration for his now-famous body of work. In early ‘30s industrial America, Spanish-style architecture was becoming the epitome of a stylish home. Starting...
Keeping La Quinta Beautiful Renovation of the historical building focuses on preserving its natural design and beauty. With La Quinta Mansion being home to Oklahoma Wesleyan University’s administrative offices, Student Academic Services, and other events for both...
Fact or Fiction: Secrets of the Mansion The rumors about La Quinta Mansion have been thriving for decades. Maybe you have heard some of these rumors. If you have ever visited La Quinta Mansion, perhaps on a campus tour or on a late night dare from another...
Home on the Range: An Interview with David Preston David Preston, great-grandson of H.V. Foster, owns the Delk-designed Foster Ranch in Bartlesville in part with his relatives and brothers. Having been born in the area, he later moved to Memphis, Tennessee before...
Serving as the central building of Oklahoma Wesleyan’s campus, La Quinta Mansion has become fairly iconic in the community. From the time it was built, architecture enthusiasts, historical societies, artists, and the university alumni have appreciated it. Here a...
The occupants of La Quinta Mansion have changed several times throughout its history, from the Foster family to military prep recruits to university students. This last group has occupied the Mansion the longest, with several schools calling it home. Here we look at...
La Quinta’s Timeline By Lauren Parkinson Just in case anyone is not familiar with La Quinta’s history and the people involved with the building, this timeline may prove useful for clearing up the many different forms the Mansion has...
Honest H.V. Foster Written by: Anlan Cheney Henry Vernon Foster represented many things to many people, his family and closest friends included. Most who know of H.V. Foster know him by the surface success: a shrewd oilman who became a Bartlesville beneficiary and who...
La Quinta Mansion has stood for over eighty years in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Having first been built in the 1930s for the local oilman H.V. Foster, it changed ownership several times afterwards until it eventually came to serve as a campus center for several different...
