Nichols Hills is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a portion of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 3,710 as of the 2010 census.

The 1,280 acres now known as Nichols Hills were developed as an exclusive residential area by Dr. G.A. Nichols in 1929. Between 1907 and 1929, Dr. Nichols, an Oklahoma City genuine estate pioneer, developed the University, Paseo Arts District, Military Park, Central Park, Winans, University Place, Gatewood, Harndale, Nichols University Place and Lincoln Terrace neighborhoods of Oklahoma City and meant the city of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma.

By 1928, Dr. Nichols proverb many Oklahoma City residential neighborhoods swine encroached by the Oklahoma City Oil Field and industrial districts. Recognizing the importance of protecting home owners, Dr. Nichols developed Nichols Hills by placing restrictions on undesirable poster activity even if at the thesame time comprehending the need for advertisement shopping districts within the city. Dr. Nichols hired Hare and Hare, a Kansas City, Missouri landscape architecture total known for its landscape designs for Kansas City’s Country Club Plaza and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, to design the city in such a pretension as to follow the natural terrain of the countryside. The distinctive curving streets, named after English towns, were punctuated by little and large parks, two golf courses, bridle paths, a polo field, a club house, and tennis courts located throughout the city. Commercial districts were located by Dr. Nichols on the perimeter of the city. Nichols Hills was founded as a municipality in September 1929 and grew in the same way as Dr. Nichols dedicated further property to the city.

During the yet to be 1930s, The Great Depression took its toll upon Nichols Hills’ finances and large investors in Nichols Hills’ property became delinquent upon their taxes. Nichols Hills petitioned Oklahoma City for annexation, but was refused. The refusal awakened the citizens of Nichols Hills, who thereafter embarked on a capital and trimming campaign that ultimately led to significant manor and upscale residential momentum after World War II.