The Harn Homestead is a must see if you are into historical homes and like taking leisurely strolls around beautiful grounds. Only $10 per person to take a tour of the inside of the Queen Anne style 2 story home, otherwise, free to explore the other parts of the property on your own! Our guide was so sweet and told us so many stories about the history and also some funny tidbits about other tours she has given that added to the overall entertainment.

The Harn Homestead was not a planned stop on our itinerary but thankfully we had extra time and we decided to go. The tour was fantastic - our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. The executive director was very friendly and helpful. I highly recommend stopping here!

Harn was an interesting and apparntly not very beloved character. Also intersting if true is that he had the same relative wealth as Overholser (go see THAT place!) at roughly the same time. What a contrast. Staff is friendly, the docent tour is enthusiastic with a good deal of information about the house and family, but it is a house - and just a house - the interior is sort of pieced togather and probably doesn't reflect the the elegance (i.e. money) that would have been spent at the time. Walking the property these a few things of interest, but mostly you will be peering in windows; nothing but the barn is open. If you'd like to learn something about the land run and this gentleman's role in it (or profiting from it rather), it's a good bet. Beyond that it's a '5' - be who you are :)

A stop at this historical place, very near the Capitol Building, was part of our “Mansions and Marvels” Tour, and while driving there, our guide gave us a brief history of the place, including how this homestead was acquired during the Land Run of 1889. As soon as we walked through the arched gateway, we felt like were stepping back into an integral part of a 100-year old history. The owner of the property was a judge who was given pieces of land as payment for his law consultations. He acquired so much land that he donated a significant part of it (40 acres) in 1911 for building the State Capitol. The gentleman who gave us a tour of the farmhouse on the property was extremely talkative, knowledgeable and obviously had tons of information about the family who resided here. As tourists, we love good guides who know their stuff, and proudly impart that information. We really learned a lot. The entire property is very large. It consists of a few homes, a large Barn, a pretty gazebo, a small school, and several beautiful metal sculptures scattered all around. We walked around and found everything very interesting – the original buildings, the furnishings, the artifacts, clear labeling, and informative placards. We were also impressed by the efforts of the Oklahoma City Historical Preservation Commission to preserve everything as nicely as possible. Absolutely worth a visit for the history buff.

My husband teaches the over 50 year old's Sunday School class. We took them to the Harn Homestead recently and they had a great time. Some remembered having used some of the things which were on display there. Our adopted Vietnamese son, who was here for a week from Viet Nam, was able to go with us. It was a great opportunity for him to learn about our American heritage and Oklahoma history.