Tulsa architectural history
editPrior to 1900
editThe earliest known structures in the Tulsa area was the town built by the Lochapoka Creeks when they settled near what is now the intersection of 18th Street and Cincinnati Ave, underneath the still standing Council Oak Tree (Tulsa, Oklahoma). The town followed the traditional plan of a Creek village, with cermonial buildings surrounding a central square. Individual families' houses were behind these buildings. The Lochapakas arrived in Indina Territory with very little in the way of tools, so these initial structures would have been fairly crude. The entire town was burnt during the American Civil War, and the residents fled to Kansas under the leadership Opothle Yohola. After the war, the residents returned but rather than rebuilding the town as it had been, settled in scattered cabins and houses. The central square, however, remained an important cermonial site.
| Prior to 1900 | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
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| Noah Partridge House, Near 10th and Main current location of Holy Family Cathedral | 1882 or before | Cabin, only permanent house when Tulsa established (source) (demolished) | ||
| First Frisco Depot, North of tracks, west side of Boston Avenue | 1882 | Along with Roundhouse and Section House first buildings built in Tulsa (demolished) (source) | ||
| Frisco Roundhouse, east of Boulder Avenue | 1882 | Two stall roundhouse Along with Depot and Section House first buildings built in Tulsa, (demolished) (source) | ||
| Frisco Section House, North side of tracks, near Boulder Ave. | 1882 | Along with Depot and Roundhouse first buildings built in Tulsa, (demolished) (source) | ||
| Bob Childers House | 1882 | First house built in Tulsa (demolished) | ||
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Hall and Co. Store | 1883 | early frame store, (demolished) | |
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T. J. Archer Store | 1883 | early frame store, (demolished) | |
| image | Presbyterian Mission school building | 1884 | first school and church building, demolished (Cosden Building now at site) | |
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Rev Sylvester Morris House | 1885 | Currently in Owen Park, Tulsa's oldest surviving house [1] | |
| image | Brady General Store | 1890 | early frame store, (demolished) | |
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C. B. Lynch Store | c.1891 | Early Frame Store (demolished) | |
| image | Brady's Shoe Co. | 1892 | early frame store, (demolished) | |
| image | Lynch Building, 1st and Main | 1894 | Tulsa's first masonry building, (demolished, destroyed in 1897 fire) | |
| image | Arthur Antle Livery Barn, 2nd Street | 1894 | Masonry building, (demolished) | |
| Image, building on right | Price Gillete Building | prior to 1897 | Masonry building, (demolished) | |
| image | First Presbyterian Church, 4th and Boston | 1899 | Congregation's second building, on site of later Pioneer Building (demolished) |
1900's
edit| 1900 to 1909 | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
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| Image of street with hotel on right | New State Hotel and Cafe, Main Street | 1900's | Tulsa's first three story building. Built by J. M. Hall. (demolished) | |
| Pre-Statehood House, 604 N. Cheyenne Ave. | 1904 | Part of Brady Heights Historical District. | ||
| Loughton House, 625 N. Cheyenne Ave. | 1906 | Part of Brady Heights Historical District. | ||
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Dawson School, NE Corner of East Ute Place & North Kingston Place | 1908 | Listed on National Register of Historic Places | |
| Second Frisco Depot | 1906? Expanded 1912 | Brick building. Demolished. | ||
| image | First Methodist Episcopal Church. 5th and Boston | 1908 | demolished | |
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Pierce Block, 301 East 3rd Street | 1909 | Unknown | Plains Commercial Style building. Rare pre-1920 survivor of 1920's building boom. Listed on National Register of Historic Places |
| Fire Station #3, 1013 East 3rd Street | 1909 remodeled 1948 | Art Deco, Deco Moderne (remodeling) | ||
| Grosshart Sanitarium, 636 N. Cheyenne Ave. | 1909 | One of first hospitals in Tulsa. Specialised in treatment of tuberculosis. Part of Brady Heights Historical District. |
1910's
edit| 1910 to 1919 | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
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| 26 S. Tacoma[1] | 1910's | |||
| Latimer House, 1103 N. Denver Ave. | 1910 | Part of Brady Heights Historical District. | ||
| Mayo Building, 424 S. Main St. | 1910/1917 renovated 2010 | Now houses Downtown Tulsa YMCA | ||
| First Presbyterian Church, 7th and Boston | 1911 | Congregation's third building. | ||
| Curtain House, 902 N. Denver Ave. | 1911 | J. P. Curtain | Part of Brady Heights Historical District. | |
| Veasey House , 1802 S. Cheyenne Ave. [1] | 1912 | Listed on National Register of Historical Places. Part of Buena Vista Park Historic District | ||
| New Hotel Tulsa, 3rd and Cincinnati | 1912 | Demolished | ||
| Image 1940 | Tulsa County Courthouse, 5th and Boulder | 1912 | Neo Classical building. Demolished in 1962. | |
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Mission Manor (Cosden House), 1606 South Carson[1] | 1912 | ||
| Winteringer House | 1912 | Part of Brady Heights Historical District. | ||
| Brady Theater | 1912-14, remodeled 1930, additions 1952 | 1930 remodel, Bruce Goff | ||
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Holy Family Cathedral, Rectory & School, 122 West 8th Street | 1912-19 | Listed on National Register of Historical Places | |
| Thomas Gilcrease House, 2500 Newton Ave. On grounds of Gilcrease Museum[1] | 1913 | |||
| Sinclair Mansion, 17th and Carson[1] | 1913 | Demolished | ||
| Manhattan Court Apartments, 11th and Cincinnati[1] | 1913 | Apartments demolished, Manager's Cottage moved to 1717 S. Baltimore | ||
| Wilson House, 1003 N. Denver Ave. | 1913 | Part of Brady Heights Historical District. | ||
| Cosden Mansion, 17th Pl. & S. Carson[1] | 1914 | Demolished | ||
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Hopping House, 636 N. Denver | 1914 | American Foursquare with red tile roof and built of buff-colored brick. Built by J. S. Hopping. Was sold in 1917. Hopping later platted the Hopping addition (Gillette Historical District) and built a house the at 1532 S. Gillette Ave, also known a the Hopping House. Part of Brady Heights Historical District | |
| Rudisill House, 1102 N. Denver | 1915 | Part of Brady Heights Historical District. | ||
| United States Post Office and Courthouse, 224 S. Boulder Ave. | 1915-17 | Listed on National Register of Historical Places | ||
| Eleventh Street Arkansas River Bridge, U.S. Highway 66 over the Arkansas River | 1916-17, modified 1929 | Listed on National Register of Historical Places. Multi-span concrete arch bridge with verticals. 1929 modification added ornate guardrails with Zig Zag and PWA Art Deco elements. | ||
| Kennedy Building, 321 S. Boston Ave. | 1916/1919 | |||
| Tulsa Municipal Building, 124 E. 4th Street | 1917 | Listed on National Register of Historical Places | ||
| Wright Building, West 3rd Street | 1917 | |||
| National Bank of Tulsa Building, 320 S. Boston | 1917, expanded 1929 | George Winkler | ||
| File:Aaronsonhouse.jpg | Aaronson House | 1917 | Part of Maple Ridge Historic District | |
| Markham Mansion, 1630 S. Carson[1] | 1917 | Demolished | ||
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Cosden Building (Mid-Continent Tower), 409 S. Boston Ave. | 1918, modified 1980, 1984 | Listed on National Register of Historical Places. Constructed on site of Presbytaryian Misson School, Tulsa's first school. Originally 15 story building, Tulsa's first skyscraper. One of earliest reinforced concrete building in country. Sullivanesque architecture with Venetian Gothic terra cotta skin. Restored in 1980. In 1984 twenty story Mid-Continent Tower was cantilevered over it. Tower supported by twin addition to the east. entire project deisgned to look as much like original as possible. | |
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McFarlin Building, 11 E. 5th St. | 1918 | Listed on National Register of Historical Places | |
| McFarlin House, 1610 S. Carson Ave. | 1918 | Listed on National Register of Historical Places | ||
| Moore Manor, 228 West 17th Place[1] | 1918 | Listed on National Register of Historical Places | ||
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First Church of Christ, Scientist, 924 S. Boulder Ave. | 1918-1923 | ||
| Central High School, 212 E. 6th St. | 1918, 1924 | |||
| Brown-Duncan Department Store, 4th and Main | 1918 | demolished | ||
| Oil Capital Building, S. Main St. | 1918 | |||
| Downing Mansion, 232 N. Santa Fe[1] | 1918 | Modified Mission style | ||
| Dresser House, 235 West 18th St.[1] | 1919 | Listed on National Register of Historical Places | ||
| Sinclair Building, SE corner of 5th and Main | 1919 | |||
| Tulsa Municipal Building 4th and Cincinnati | 1919 | |||
| Breene Mansion, 1608 S. Elwood[1] | 1919 | |||
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First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 913 S. Boulder | 1920 | Van Slyke & Woodruff | Congregation's third building; highlight is ornate stained glass dome |
| Crestview Manor, 1830 S. Cheyenne Ave. | 1919 | Barnett, Haynes, Barnett | Part of Buena Vista Park Historic District | |
| Reunion Center, NE corner 4th and Main | 1919/1925 | |||
| Clinton-Hardy House, 1322 S. Guthrie Ave.[1] | 1919-20 | George Winkler | Also know as Lee Clinton House. Listed on National Register of Historical Places. Part of Riverview Historic District. Colonial/Georgian architecture. |
1920's
edit| 1920 to 1929 | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
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| Akdar Shrine Temple, 4th and Denver | 1920's | demolished | ||
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Brady Mansion , 620 N. Denver Ave. | 1920 | John Curtain | Also known as Arlington. Built for Tate Brady. 2 1/2 story Greek revival mansion, based on Robert E. Lee's Arlington House. Has masonry load bearing walls and white stone facade, stone from Carthage, Missouri. Part of Brady Heghts Historical District. |
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Centenary United Methodist Church, 631 N. Denver | 1920, expanded 1957. | Greek Revival church. Congregation dates from 1906 as Tigert Memorial Methodist Church. East wing added 1957. Part of Brady Heights Historical District. | |
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Petroleum Building, 420 S. Boulder Ave. | 1921 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | |
| Thompson Building, 20 E. 5th St. | 1921 | |||
| Skelly Building, 23 W. 4th St. | 1921, addition 1928 | Bruce Goff (addition) | Demolished | |
| Mincks House, 1145 N. Cheyenne Ave | 1921 | Part of Brady Heights Historical District. | ||
| File:Gillettemansion.jpg | Gillette Mansion, 1521 S. Yorktown Pl. | 1921 | Part of Gillette Historical District | |
| File:Mcdonnellhouse.jpg | McDonnell House | 1922 | Part of Maple Ridge Historic District | |
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Atlas Life Building, 415 S. Boston Ave. | 1922 renovated 2010 | Rush, Endacott & Rush | Now Courtyard Tulsa Downtown, opened by SJS Hospitality on June 4, 2010. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| George Way House, 31st & Peoria NE corner | 1922 | Bruce Goff | Was thought to be the oldest surviving Bruce Goff residential design, until the house at 1401 S Quaker was rediscovered. | |
| Blair House, 762 N. Denver | 1922 | John Blair | Part of Brady Heights Historical District. | |
| Westminster Presbyterian Church, 308 W. King St. | 1922 | Part of Brady Heights Historical District. | ||
| Harwelden, 2210 S. Main St. | 1923 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | ||
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Skelly House, 2103 S. Madison Ave. | 1923 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Part of Maple Ridge Historic District | |
| Beacon Building, 4th and Boulder SW corner | 1923 | |||
| Holland Hall School Building (Boulder on the Park) | 1923, remodled 1947 | Listed on National Register of Historic Places, Art Deco Streamline Style | ||
| Hooper Brothers Coffee Company Building, 731-733 E. Admiral Blvd. | 1924 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | ||
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Southwestern Bell Main Dial Building, 424 S. Detroit Ave. | 1924, modified 1930 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Art Deco Zigzag | |
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Tribune Building, 20 E. Archer St. | 1924 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | |
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Blue Dome (Former Gulf Oil Station, 313 E. 2nd St. | 1924 | ||
| Vandever Building, 5th between Main and Boston, S. side | 1924 | |||
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Cain's Ballroom | 1924 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | |
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Mayo Hotel, 115 West 5th St. | 1925 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | |
| Tulsa Building, 115 E. 5th | 1925 | |||
| Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S. Cincinnati | 1925 | |||
| Reunion Center, 4th and Main | 1925 | |||
| All American House, Troost near Utica Square | 1925 | Bruce Goff | ||
| Tulsa Historical Society Building & Museum (Travis Mansion), 2445 S. Peoria | 1925 | |||
| Tulsa Garden Center (Travis/Snedden House), 2435 S. Peoria | 1925 | |||
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First Presbyterian Church, 709 S. Boston Ave. | 1925 | congregation's fourth building. | |
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Menteneneger House, 715 N. Denver | 1925 | Part of Brady Heights Historical District. | |
| Fawcett Building (Stanolind/Amoco), 515 South Boston Avenue | 1926 | Leon Senter | ||
| Marion Corporation Building, 114 E. 5th St. | 1926 | |||
| Day Building (Nelson's), 514 S. Boston Ave. | 1926 | |||
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First United Methodist Church, 1115 S Boulder | 1925-1926 | ||
| Tulsa Building & Loan Company Building, E. 4th St. | demolished | |||
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Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Road | 1927 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | |
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Philtower Building, 427 S. Boston Ave. | 1927 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | |
| Medical and Dental Arts Bldg, 108 West 6th St. | 1927 | Art Deco Zigzag demolished | ||
| Tulsa Club, 115 E. 5th St. | 1927 | Art Deco Zigzag | ||
| Page Warehouse, 408 E. 13th St. | 1927 | Art Deco Zigzag demolished | ||
| Holarud Building, 3rd and Main | 1927 | |||
| McBirney House, 1414 S. Galveston Ave. | 1927-28 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | ||
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Mincks-Adams Hotel, 403 S. Cheyenne Ave. | 1927-28 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | |
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Adah Robinson Residence, 1119 S. Owasso Ave., | 1927-1929 | Bruce Goff | Art Deco Zigzag source, source |
| Circle Theater, 10 S. Lewis Ave. | 1928 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | ||
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Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Building, 624 S. Boston Ave. | 1928 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Art Deco Zigzag | |
| St. John Vianney Training School for Girls, 4001 E. 101st St. | 1928 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | ||
| Christ the King Church,1530 S. Rockford Ave. | 1928 | Art Deco Zigzag | ||
| Guaranty Laundry, 2036 E. 11th St. | 1928 | Art Deco Zigzag | ||
| 500 S. Main St. | 1928 | demolished | ||
| Alvin Hotel, 7th and Main | 1928 | Demolished | ||
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Ambassador Hotel, 1314 S. Main | 1929 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | |
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Boston Avenue Methodist Church, 1301 S. Boston Ave. | 1929 | Adah Robinson, Bruce Goff, relative contributions disputed. | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, National Historic Landmark. Art Deco Zigzag. |
| Phillips 66 Station #473, 2224 E. Admiral Boulevard | 1929 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | ||
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Public Service of Oklahoma, 600 S. Main St. | 1929 | Arthur M. Atkinson, Frederick V. Kershner | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Art Deco Zigzag |
| Riverside Studio, 1381 Riverside Drive | 1929 | Art Deco Zigzag | ||
| Sinclair Service Station, 3501 E. 11th St. | 1929 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | ||
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Westhope, 3704 S. Birmingham Ave. | 1929 | Frank Lloyd Wright | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Art Deco Zigzag |
| Halliburton-Abbott, 500 S. Boulder Ave. | 1929 | Art Deco Zigzag demolished | ||
| Midwest Equitable Meter, 3130 Charles Page Boulevard | 1929 | Art Deco Zigzag | ||
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Warehouse Market, 925 S. Elgin Ave. | 1929 | Art Deco Zigzag | |
| image from north | Bliss Hotel, 123 S. Boston Ave. | 1929 | L. I. Shumway | Art Deco Zigzag. 10 story building. (demolished) |
| Parriott House, 2216 E. 30th St. | 1929-30 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
1930's
edit| 1930 to 1939 | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
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| Westinghouse Warehouse (Bedcheck) | Art Deco Zigzag Demolished | |||
| Howard J. Sherman Residence, 7228 S. Evanston Ave. | 1930s | Art Deco Streamline | ||
| Town and Country Restaurant (Former S&J Oyster Bar), 3301 S. Peoria | c. 1930's; 1945 renovation | Art Deco | ||
| Gillette-Tyrell Building (Pythian Building), 423 S. Boulder Ave. | 1930 | Edward Saunders (architect) | Listed on National Register of Historic Places Originally designed as 13 story buildin, only bottom three stories were built. Has Italian, Spanish and American Indian inspired motifs. Art Deco Zigzag. Has ornate lobby with tile wainscotting, plaster coffered ceilings, mosaic tile floors, cast iron railings and etched glass windows and lights. Terra cotta exterior. | |
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Milady's Cleaners, 1736-38 E. 11th St. | 1930 | Art Deco Zigzag source, source source | |
| Genet Building, 914 S. Boston Ave. | 1930 | Art Deco Zigzag Demolished | ||
| Merchant's Exhibit Building, Tulsa State Fairgrounds | 1930 | Art Deco Zigzag Collapsed/Demolished | ||
| Main Mall Plaza, 4th and Main | 1930 | |||
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University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library | 1930 | ||
| National Supply Company (U-Haul), 504 East Archer street | 1930 | |||
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Philcade, 511 S. Boston Ave. | 1931 | Listed on National Register of Historic Places Art Deco Zigzag | |
| File:Tulsa Depot.jpg | Tulsa Union Depot, 3 S. Boston Ave. | 1931 | Art Deco PWA | |
| Mid Continent Oil Co. Station, 2102 S. Utica | 1931 | Art Deco Streamline Demolished | ||
| Marathon Oil Co. Station, 201 N. Boston Ave. | 1931 | Art Deco Streamline Demolished | ||
| Lerner Shop, 419 S. Main St. | remodeled ca. 1931 | Art Deco Streamline Demolished | ||
| Animal Detention Center (Tulsa SPCA), 2910 Mohawk Boulevard[2] | 1931 | Art Deco PWA | ||
| Fairgrounds Pavilion, Tulsa State Fairgrounds | 1932 | Art Deco PWA | ||
| Vickory Phillips 66 Station, 602 S. Elgin Ave. | 1932 | Listed on National Register of Historic Places | ||
| Marquette School, 1519 S. Quincy Ave. | 1932 | Art Deco Zigzag | ||
| Tulsa Municipal Airport, 6600 E. Apache Ave. | 1932 | Art Deco PWA Demolished | ||
| KVOO Transmitter Station, 15050 E. 11th St. | 1932 | Art Deco Streamline Demolished | ||
| Sixty-Six Motel, 3660 Southwest. Blvd. | ca. 1933 | Listed on National Register of Historic Places Demolished June 26, 2001 | ||
| Cities Service Oil Co. Station, 1502 E. 11th St. | 1933 | Art Deco Streamline | ||
| Fire Station #13, 2924 Charles Page Boulevard | 1933 | Art Deco Zigzag | ||
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Fire Alarm Building, 1010 E. 8th St. | 1934 | Designed by Frederick V. Kershner. Listed on National Register of Historic Places Art Deco PWA source, source | |
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William D. Whenthoff Residence, 1142 S. College Ave. | 1935 | Joseph R. Koberling | Art Deco Streamline source source |
| Union Bus Depot, 319 S. Cincinnati Ave. | 1935 | Art Deco PWA | ||
| Palace Theater | remodeled 1935 | Art Deco Streamline Demolished | ||
| T. N. Law Residence, 1841 E. 27th St. | 1935 | Art Deco Streamline Demolished | ||
| Texas Oil Co. Service Station, 2501 Southwest. Blvd. | 1936 | Art Deco Streamline Demolished | ||
| Jesse D. Davis Residence, 3231 S. Utica Ave. | 1936 | Art Deco Streamline | ||
| File:Mcgayhouse.jpg | J. B. McGay Residence, 1551 S. Yorktown Pl. | 1936 | Art Deco Streamline. Part of Gillette Historical District | |
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Tulsa Monument Company, 1735 E. 11th St. | 1936 | Harry H. Mahler | Art Deco Streamline. Architect source, source |
| Silver Castle Restaurants, 15th & Peoria, Admiral & Lewis, 6th & Main, 113 E. 10th, 11th & Indianapolis, 3rd & Denver, 5600 E. 11th, 2341 S. Quannah, 3240 E. Admiral Pl. | 1936-40 | Art Deco Streamline Demolished | ||
| Burtner N. Fleeger Residence, 2424 E. 29th St. | 1937 | Art Deco Streamline | ||
| John Duncan Forsyth Residence, 2827 S. Birmingham Pl. | 1937 | Art Deco Streamline | ||
| Security Federal, 120 W. 4th St. | remodeled 1937 | Art Deco Streamline Demolished | ||
| Whitlock's Grocery, 2623 E. 11th St. | 1937 | Art Deco Streamline Demolished | ||
| John Leroy Shakley Residence, 7219 S. Evanston Ave. | 1937 | Art Deco Streamline Demolished | ||
| Daniel Webster High School, 1919 W. 40th St. | 1938 | Art Deco PWA | ||
| Will Rogers High School, 3909 E. 5th Pl. | 1938 | Art Deco PWA | ||
| Delman Theater, 2335 E. 15th St. | 1938 | Art Deco Streamline Demolished |
1940's
edit| 1940 to 1949 | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
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| Home Federal Savings (BOK), 31st and Harvard | Art Deco, Deco Moderne | |||
| Oklahoma Department of Transportation (Empire Roofing), 1709 East King Place | 1940 | Art Deco PWA style | ||
| Arnold Ungerman Residence, 1718 East 37th Street | 1941 | Art Deco (Streamline) | ||
| People's State Bank, 2408 East Admiral Boulevard | remodeled 1941 | Art Deco (Streamline) Demolished | ||
| Will Rogers Theater, 4502 East 11th Street | 1941 | Art Deco (Streamline) Demolished | ||
| City Veterinary Clinic, 3550 South Peoria Avenue | 1942 | Art Deco (Streamline) | ||
| National Guard Armory, 3902 East 15th Street | 1942 | Art Deco PWA Style | ||
| Midwest Marble and Tile, 507 South Quaker Avenue | 1945 | Art Deco (Streamline) | ||
| Brook Theatre, 3307 South Peoria Avenue | 1945 | Art Deco (Streamline) | ||
| Century Geophysical Corp., 6650 East Apache Avenue | 1946 | Art Deco (Streamline) | ||
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Day and Night Cleaners, 1012 S. Elgin Ave. | 1946 | William Wolaver | Art Deco (Streamline) source, source, source |
| KVOO Radio Station (NBC-TV Channel 2), 3701 S. Peoria | 1946 | Art Deco | ||
| Fire Station #7, 601 South Lewis Avenue | 1946 | Art Deco, Deco Moderne | ||
| KVOO Radio Station, 3701 S. Peoria (KJRH) | 1946 | Art Deco, Deco Moderne | ||
| Phoenix Cleaners, 125 East 18th Street | 1947 | Art Deco (Streamline) | ||
| Newspaper Printing Corp. Office, 317 South Boulder Avenue | 1947 | Art Deco (Streamline) | ||
| Fire Station #16, 1401 North Lewis Avenue[2] | 1947 | |||
| Fire Station #15, 4162 East Admiral Street< | 1947 | Art Deco, Deco Moderne | ||
| Fire Station # 17, 1351 North Sheridan | 1947 | Art Deco, Deco Moderne | ||
| Morrow Geophysical Building, 3345 South Harvard Avenue | 1948 | Formerly Art Deco (Streamline), remodeling has removed all Art Deco features. | ||
| Bank One Building (1st National Bank), 5th and Boston | 1948) | |||
| U.S. Jaycee World Headquarters Building, 4 West 21st | 1948 | |||
| Hawks Ice Cream Co., 2415 E. 11th Street[2] | 1948 | Art Deco PWA Style | ||
| Parkcade Parking Garage, 2nd Street & Boston Avenue | 1949 | Art Deco (Streamline) (demolished) | ||
| Service Pipeline Building (ARCO Building), 520 S. Cincinnati | 1949 | Art Deco PWA Style |
1950's
edit| 1950 to 1959 | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
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| Southwestern Bell Branch Office (The Browns School), 1333 N. Utica | ||||
| Mayo Motor Inn, 416 South Cheyenne Avenue | 1950 | Art Deco (Streamline) | ||
| Baehler Brothers Service Station, 3702 South Peoria Avenue[2] | 1950 | Art Deco Streamline | ||
| Big Ten Ballroom (American Beauty), 1632 East Apache Street | 1950 | Art Deco Streamline | ||
| First National Bank Building | 1950 | |||
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County Courthouse, 5th and Denver | 1953 | ||
| Sunoco Building | 1953 | |||
| Enterprise Building, 6th and Boston | 1953 | |||
| Tulsa Civic Center, 4th and Denver | 1955 | |||
| SBC Building | 1955 | |||
| International Plaza, South Boulder Avenuea | 1957 | |||
| Jones House, 1916 East 47th Street | 1959 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places | ||
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University of Tulsa, Sharp Chapel | 1959 |
1960's
edit| 1960 to 1969 | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
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| Camelot Hotel | 1960's | Demolished. | ||
| Boulder Towers | 1960 | |||
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2300 Riverside Apartments | 1961 | George F. Harrell and E.G. Hamilton | Reviewed in Architectural Record Volume 125, No. 7 (June, 1959). |
| Rose Bowl | 1962? | |||
| Petroleum Club Tower | 1963 | |||
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Prayer Tower, Oral Roberts University, 81st and Lewis | |||
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Mabee Center, Oral Roberts University, 81st and Lewis | |||
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Learning Resource Center - Graduate Center , Oral Roberts University, 81st and Lewis | |||
| Convention Center, 6th and Houston | 1964 | |||
| Central Library, 4th and Denver | 1965 | |||
| Liberty Towers | 1965 | |||
| Amoco Building, South Boston Avenue | 1965 | |||
| Occidental Building | 1965 | |||
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University Club Tower | 1966 | First major building in United States to be designed by computer. source | |
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Mansion House, South Carson Avenue | 1966 | ||
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City Hall, Commission Chamber, Police Facility & Mall, 5th and Denver | 1967 | ||
| Bank of America Center | 1967 | |||
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East Central High School | 1967, additions 1978, 1997 | ||
| 400 Building, 4th and Boston | 1968 | |||
| Southland Tower, South Darlington Avenue | 1969 |
1970's
edit| 1970 to 1979 | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
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| 410 West 7th Street | 1970 | |||
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110 West 7th Street | 1971 | 28 floors, 388 feet tall, modern architecture | |
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First Place Tower | 1973 | ||
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Park Centre, 525 S. Main St. | 1973 | 14 stories tall, modern architecture | |
| Corporate Place, East Skelly Drive | 1973 | |||
| Dollar Thrifty Plaza East, East 31st Street | 1973 | |||
| Tulsa State Office Complex, 4th and Denver | 1974) | |||
| St. John Utica Tower, South Utica Avenue | 1975 | |||
| ONEOK Building, between 5th and 6th on Boulder, SW corner | 1975 | |||
| Dollar Thrifty Plaza West, East 31st Street | 1975 | |||
| Saint John Medical Center, North, South Utica Avenue | 1976 | |||
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BOK Tower [1] | 1976 | Minoru Yamasaki | Tallest building in Oklahoma until the completion of the Devon Tower (844') in Oklahoma City in 2011. Listed as 667' in height, but I think we should re-measure. |
| Performing Arts Center | 1976 | |||
| Crowne Plaza Tulsa | 1978 |
1980's
edit| 1980 to 1989 | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
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| 5801 East 41st Street | 1980 | |||
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Cityplex Towers | 1981 | ||
| Arvest State Bank Building, 5th and Main | 1981 | |||
| DoubleTree Hotel Tulsa-Downtown | 1981 | |||
| Park Towers, South Yale Avenue | 1981 | |||
| 4500 Exchange Tower, South Garnett Road | 1981 | |||
| Williams Center - Tower I | 1982 | |||
| Meridian Tower, East Skelly Drive | 1982 | |||
| Williams Center - Tower II | 1983 | |||
| One Warren Place | 1983 | |||
| Sheraton Tulsa Hotel, East 41st Street | 1983 | |||
| Marriott Southern Hills, East 71st Street | 1983 | |||
| Mapco Plaza, South Boulder Avenue | 1983 | |||
| Remington Tower | 1984 | |||
| Oneok Plaza, 5th and Boulder | 1984 | |||
| Kensington Centre Tower I, South Lewis | 1984 | |||
| DoubleTree Hotel Tulsa at Warren Place, South Yale Avenue | 1984 | |||
| Burgundy Place, South Lewis Avenue | 1985 | |||
| Richmond Place, East Skelly Drive | 1985 | |||
| Embassy Suites Hotel Tulsa, South 79th East Avenue | 1985 | |||
| Two Warren Place | 1986 |
1990's
edit| 1990 to 1999 | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
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| AmeriSuites Tulsa Hyde Park, South Zurich Avenue | 1997 | |||
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University of Tulsa, Reynolds Center | 1998 | ||
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MTTA Downtown Transfer Center, 4th and Denver | 1999 | Art Deco Revival | |
| Myers-Duren Harley Davidson, 4848 S. Peoria | 1999 | Art Deco Revival |
2000's
edit| 2000 to Present | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
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University of Oklahoma, Schusterman Center, Research and Medical Clinic building | |||
| St. John Physician's Building | 2001 | |||
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One Technology Center (Tulsa City Hall) | 2002 | ||
| Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center, South 107th East Avenue | 2003 | |||
| Utica Place, South Utica Avenue | 2007, under construction | |||
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BOK Center | 2007 | César Pelli |
Uncertain of Date
edit| Date Unknown | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Medical Building, 6585 S Yale Ave | 1976 | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago, IL | ||
| Warren Medical Building, South Yale Avenue | ||||
| Joseph Koberling Residence, 1543 Swan Drive | ||||
| Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, 616 S. Boston, Art Deco | ||||
| Boulder Plaza, South Boulder Avenue | ||||
| Glenwood Apartments, East 34th Street | ||||
| Sterling House, East 71st Steet | ||||
| Pioneer Plaza, North Elgin Avenue | ||||
| Hilton Tulsa Southern Hills, South Lewis Avenue | ||||
| Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building, South Boulder Avenue | ||||
| William Medical Building, South Yale Avenue | ||||
| LaFortune Tower, Southwest Boulevard | ||||
| Southwestern Bell Telephone, 5th and Detroit | ||||
| Warren Clinic, South Yale Avenue | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago, IL | Designed by Frank Heitzman, now of Heitzman Architects, Oak Park, IL | ||
| The Westin at Tulsa Garden Square | ||||
| The Yorktown, South Yorktown Avenue | ||||
| Shell Credit Card Center, (current owner?), 6300 South Yale Avenue | ~1975 | Skidmore, Ownings & Merrill, Chicago, IL | Core Tin Steel Structure | |
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University of Tulsa, University School for Gifted and Talented Children | |||
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Two Main Plaza |
Buildings by type
editChurches
edit| Churches | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Boston Avenue Methodist Church, 1301 S. Boston Ave. | 1929 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Art Deco Zigzag | |
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Centenary United Methodist Church, 631 N. Denver | 1920 | Part of Brady Heights Historical District. | |
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First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 913 S. Boulder | 1920 | Van Slyke & Woodruff | Congregation's third building; highlight is ornate stained glass dome |
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First Church of Christ, Scientist, 924 S. Boulder Ave. | 1918-1923 | ||
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First Presbyterian Church, 709 S. Boston Ave. | 1925 | congregation's fourth building. | |
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First United Methodist Church, 1115 S Boulder | 1925-1926 | ||
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Holy Family Cathedral, Rectory & School, 122 West 8th Street | 1912-19 | Listed on National Register of Historical Places | |
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 419 N. Elgin, | Originally church building completed in 1921, 6 weeks before the Tulsa Race Riot. Building was destroyed in Riot. |
- Houses (styles)
- Churches
- Vernon Chapel
- IPE Building
Neighborhoods
edit- Berryhill
- Brady Heights
- Carbondale
- Garden City
- Gillette
- Maple Ridge
- Oakhurst
- Opportunity Heights
- Owen Park
- Ranch Acres
- Red Fork
- Riverside
- Riverview
- Stonebraker Heights
- South Haven
- Swan Lake
- Tracy Park
- West Tulsa
- White City
- Woody Crest
- Yorktown