First National Bank Building (Tulsa)

The First National Bank Building is a commercial high-rise building in Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

. The building rises 250 feet (76 m) in downtown Tulsa. It contains 20 floors, and was completed in 1950. The First National Bank Building currently stands as the 15th-tallest building in the city, and the 30th-tallest building in the state of Oklahoma. The architectural firm who designed the building was Carson & Lundin

Carson and Lundin

Carson & Lundin was an architectural firm in New York City formed initially by the 1941 partnership between Robert Irose Carson with Earl H...

. It currently stands as the 7th-tallest modern style

Modern architecture

Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. It is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely...

skyscraper

Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

in the city, behind the Cityplex Tower

CityPlex Towers

CityPlex Towers is a large office space complex located at 81st Street and Lewis Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The facility was originally constructed by Oral Roberts University as City of Faith Medical and Research Center and meant to be a major charismatic Christian hospital...

, the First Place Tower

First Place Tower

First Place Tower is a skyscraper located at 15 East Fifth in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was completed in 1970 and has 40 stories. At 157 m in height, it is the third tallest building in Oklahoma behind BOK Tower and Cityplex Towers...

, the University Club Tower

University Club Tower (Tulsa)

The University Club Tower is a residential high-rise building in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The building rises 377 feet . It contains 32 floors, and was completed in 1966. The University Club Tower currently stands as the 8th-tallest building in the city, and the 13th-tallest building in the state of Oklahoma...

, Cityplex West Tower, the Liberty Towers

Liberty Towers

Liberty Towers, officially Liberty Tower Condominiums, is a residential high-rise building complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The building rises 254 feet . It contains 23 floors, and was completed in 1965. Liberty Towers currently stands as the 11th-tallest building in the city, and the 25th-tallest...

complex and the Boulder Towers

Boulder Towers

Boulder Towers is a large commercial building complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The complex consists of two twin high-rise buildings, Boulder Towers East Tower and Boulder Towers West Tower, which both rise 253 feet . Each building contains 15 floors. The complex was originally constructed in 1960,...

complex. The First National Bank Building notably stands as the first modern style high-rise to be built in Tulsa, and was the only skyscraper to be constructed in the city between 1928, when the 320 South Boston Building

320 South Boston Building

The 320 South Boston Building, formerly known as the National Bank of Tulsa Building, is a 22-story highrise building located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was originally constructed at the corner of Third Street and Boston Avenue as a ten-story headquarters building for the Exchange National...

was completed, and 1960, when Boulder Towers West Tower was constructed.

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