The Surety Building in Muskogee, Oklahoma is an eight-story skyscraper built for the Southern Surety Company in 1910.
Surety Building | |
 Surety Building, 2015 | |
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| Location | 117 N. Third, Muskogee, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 35°44′56.85″N 95°22′16.72″W / 35.7491250°N 95.3713111°W |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architectural style | Chicago |
| MPS | Pre-Depression Muskogee Skyscrapers TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002156[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1986 |
It is one of five skyscraper buildings, ranging from five to ten stories tall, built in 1910–1912 and included in the Pre-Depression Muskogee Skyscrapers Thematic Resources study.[2] The others are:
It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
General description
editThe Surety Building was constructed in 1910 in downtown Muskogee, at the corner of Broadway and Third Street by the Southern Surety Company. The approximate cost was $325,000. It was the first building in Eastern Oklahoma to be considered a skyscraper. It was used as offices by government officials, attorneys, petroleum companies, and land developers.[2]
Although the architect is not known, the building's style is classed as Sullivanesque Chicago Style. It is a skeleton-framed rectangular structure with a flat roof.[2] It has the characteristics employed by Louis Sullivan, such as elaborate projecting cornices, ornate two-story base and linteled windows with vertical bands.[2]
Conversion to senior-living apartments
editThe building was converted into affordable apartments designed for senior living. It contains 18 one-bedroom units and 19 two-bedroom units, which went into service in 2006. Funding for the conversion was provided through the Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c d Claudia Craig (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Pre-Depression Muskogee Skyscrapers Thematic Resources" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "The Surety Apartments." Affordable Housing Online. Accessed December 28, 2016.
External links
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