In May 2025 Preservation Oklahoma included the Prairie House to the 2025 list of Oklahoma’s Most Endangered Places. POK aims to promote the places where Oklahoma history lives by bringing awareness to historic landmarks across the state. The 2025 list includes buildings from important Oklahoma architects, beloved community icons, and archaeological sites.
Read the press release from Oklahoma Preservation.
In December 2024 The Prairie House was officially added to the National Register of Historic Places, held in the US National Archives. This includes a designation from the State Historic Preservation Office that recognizes the building as an excellent example of Organic architecture. This major milestone is an honor that signifies the Prairie House is an important part of America’s cultural heritage and worthy of preservation.
Read the Oklahoma Historical Society press release
Media Coverage
Newsletters
End of Year Newsletter,
Dec ‘24Critical Needs Fundraiser, Dec ‘24
AIA Oklahoma Keynote Presentation,
Oct ‘24Outré West Exhibition & Symposium,
Oct ‘24Spring Newsletter,
May ‘24
The Oklahoman, Oct 2025
KGOU Radio, May 2025
Oklahoma Gazette, May 2025
KOCO News 5, Jan 2025
The Norman Transcript, Dec 2024
KOSU, npr, Dec 2024
The Sunday Transcript, Dec 2024
Iconic Houses, April 2023
Journal Record , April 2022
ArchDaily, August 2011
Sooner Magazine Summer 2017
The Guardian, Feb 2020
Stir World, Jan 2021
Awards & Accomplishments
Outré West Exhibition, 2024
Historic Structural Report completion, 2023
5-year strategic plan completion, 2023
The Prairie House
"The Prairie House" documents Herb Greene's return to Norman in 2021 and his personal reflections on the history behind the design. Produced by Norman Arts Council in association with BOLD Multimedia and the Kirkpatrick Foundation.