List of Art Deco buildings in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Eleventh Street Arkansas River Bridge, U.S. Highway 66 over the Arkansas River | 1916-17, Modified 1929 | Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Harrington, Howard & Ash | Listed on National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... |
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Southwestern Bell Main Dial Building, 424 South Detroit Avenue | 1924, Modified 1930 | I. M. Timlin | Listed on National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... |
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|Day Building (Nelson's Buffeteria), 512 South Boston Avenue | 1926 | Bruce Goff Bruce Goff Bruce Alonzo Goff was an American architect distinguished by his organic, eclectic, and often flamboyant designs for houses and other buildings in Oklahoma and elsewhere.-Early years:... |
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|Fawcett Building (Stanolind/Amoco), 515 South Boston Avenue | 1926 | Leon Senter | ||
|Tulsa Club, 115 East 5th Street | 1927 | Rush, Endacott & Rush, Bruce Goff Bruce Goff Bruce Alonzo Goff was an American architect distinguished by his organic, eclectic, and often flamboyant designs for houses and other buildings in Oklahoma and elsewhere.-Early years:... |
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Medical and Dental Arts Building, 108 West 6th Street | 1927 | Arthur M. Atkinson, Joseph R Koberling | Demolished | |
|Page Warehouse, 408 East 13th Street | 1927 | Rush, Endacott & Rush, Bruce Goff Bruce Goff Bruce Alonzo Goff was an American architect distinguished by his organic, eclectic, and often flamboyant designs for houses and other buildings in Oklahoma and elsewhere.-Early years:... |
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Adah Robinson Residence, 1119 South Owasso Avenue | 1927–1929 | Bruce Goff Bruce Goff Bruce Alonzo Goff was an American architect distinguished by his organic, eclectic, and often flamboyant designs for houses and other buildings in Oklahoma and elsewhere.-Early years:... |
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Oklahoma Natural Gas Building, 624 South Boston Avenue | 1928 | Arthur M. Atkinson, Frederick V. Kershner | Listed on National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... |
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|Christ the King Church, 1530 South Rockford Avenue | 1928 | Byrne & Byrne, Francis Barry Byrne | ||
|Guaranty Laundry, 2036 East 11th Street | 1928 | Bruce Goff Bruce Goff Bruce Alonzo Goff was an American architect distinguished by his organic, eclectic, and often flamboyant designs for houses and other buildings in Oklahoma and elsewhere.-Early years:... |
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|Skelly Building Addition, 23 West 4th Street | 1928 | Bruce Goff Bruce Goff Bruce Alonzo Goff was an American architect distinguished by his organic, eclectic, and often flamboyant designs for houses and other buildings in Oklahoma and elsewhere.-Early years:... |
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|Bliss Hotel, 123 South Boston Avenue | 1929 | L. I. Shumway | Demolished 1973 | |
Boston Avenue Methodist Church Boston Avenue Methodist Church The Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma and completed in 1929, is considered to be one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical Art Deco architecture in the United States, and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places... , 1301 South Boston Avenue |
1929 | Disputed, Adah Robinson and Bruce Goff Bruce Goff Bruce Alonzo Goff was an American architect distinguished by his organic, eclectic, and often flamboyant designs for houses and other buildings in Oklahoma and elsewhere.-Early years:... credited |
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Public Service of Oklahoma, 600 South Main Street | 1929 | Joseph R. Koberling | Listed on National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... |
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|Riverside Studio, 1381 Riverside Drive | 1929 | Bruce Goff Bruce Goff Bruce Alonzo Goff was an American architect distinguished by his organic, eclectic, and often flamboyant designs for houses and other buildings in Oklahoma and elsewhere.-Early years:... |
Listed on National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... |
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Westhope Westhope Westhope, also known as the Richard Lloyd Jones House, is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed Prairie School home that was constructed in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1929. Richard Lloyd Jones was Wright's cousin and the publisher of the Tulsa Tribune.... , 3704 South Birmingham Avenue |
1929 | Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture... |
Listed on National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... |
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|Midwest Equitable Meter, 3130 Charles Page Boulevard | 1929 | |||
|Halliburton-Abbott Clothing Company Building (Sears/Skaggs), 500 South Boulder Avenue | 1929 | Frank C. Walter | Demolished and replaced by OneOK Building. | |
|Genet Building (American Airline Building) | 1930 | Noble, Fleming, Joseph R. Koberling | Demolished, 1969 | |
Warehouse Market, 925 South Elgin Avenue | 1930 | B. Gaylord Noftsger | ||
|Gillette-Tyrell Building, 423 South Boulder Avenue | 1930 | Edward W. Saunders | Listed on National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... |
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Milady's Cleaners, 1736-38 East 11th Street | 1930 | |||
|Merchant's Exhibit Building, Tulsa State Fairgrounds | 1930 | Bruce Goff Bruce Goff Bruce Alonzo Goff was an American architect distinguished by his organic, eclectic, and often flamboyant designs for houses and other buildings in Oklahoma and elsewhere.-Early years:... |
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|National Supply Company (U-Haul), 504 East Archer street | 1930 | |||
Philcade, 511 South Boston Avenue | 1931 | Leon B. Senter | Listed on National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... |
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|Marquette School, 1519 South Quincy Avenue | 1932 | |||
Tulsa Municipal Airport Administration Building, 6600 East Apache Avenue | 1932 | Demolished | ||
Fire Station #13, 3924 Charles Page Boulevard | 1931 | Albert Joseph Love | ||
|Shakespeare Monument, Woodward Park | Adah Robinson, Eugene Shonnard | |||
/Users/steve/Desktop/Living Arts on Brady Again.JPG | Westinghouse Warehouse (Bedcheck) | (Living Arts in 2009) | ||
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Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
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Eleventh Street Arkansas River Bridge, U.S. Highway 66 over the Arkansas River | 1916-17, Modified 1929 | Listed on National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... |
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|Oak Lawn Cemetery Entrance Gates, 11th and Peoria | c. 1930 | |||
Tulsa Union Depot Union Depot (Tulsa, Oklahoma) The Tulsa Union Depot is a former railway station located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was formerly a hub for railway activity in Tulsa, but has since been turned into an office building... , 3 South Boston Avenue |
1931 | New Home of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall Of Fame, circa 2007. Often referred to as "Jazz Depot". | ||
|Animal Detention Center (Tulsa SPCA), 2910 Mohawk Boulevard | 1931 | |||
Fairgrounds Pavilion Expo Square Pavilion The Expo Square Pavilion, sometimes called simply The Pavilion, and formerly known as the Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion, is a 6,311-seat multi-purpose arena, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.It was built in 1932; the architect was Leland I Shumway... , Tulsa State Fairgrounds, now known as Expo Square Pavilion |
1932 | Leland I. Shumway | ||
Tulsa Fire Alarm Building Tulsa Fire Alarm Building The Tulsa Fire Alarm Building is a historic Art Deco building at 1010 East Eighth Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was built in 1931 and served as the central reporting station for the Tulsa Fire Department. Fires were reported from alarm boxes spread around town to this building and the firemen in... , 1010 East 8th Street |
1934 | Frederick V. Kershner | Listed on National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... Current home to American Cancer Society American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society is the "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization" dedicated, in their own words, "to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and... |
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|Union Bus Depot, 319 South Cincinnati Avenue | 1935 | Demolished | ||
|Daniel Webster High School Webster High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Daniel Webster High School is a high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is part of the Tulsa Public Schools, and is a public school for students from grades 9 through 12. The school opened in 1938 in the West Tulsa section of the city, and is housed in a PWA-style Art Deco building designed by... , 1919 West 40th Street |
1938 | Arthur M. Atkinson, John Duncan Forsyth John Duncan Forsyth John Duncan Forsyth was a Scottish-American architect who became prominent in Oklahoma. Based in Tulsa and working in a variety of styles, he was connected with a number of significant buildings around the state.-Biography:... , Raymond Kerr, and William H. Wolaver. |
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Will Rogers High School Will Rogers High School Will Rogers High School, located on 3909 E. 5th Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was built by Tulsa Public Schools in 1939 using WPA workers and designed by Joseph R. Koberling, Jr. and Leon B. Senter. It was named for the humorist Will Rogers, who died in 1935 along with Wiley Post in a plane crash... , 3909 East 5th Place |
1938 | Joseph R. Koberling | ||
|Oklahoma Department of Transportation (Empire Roofing), 1709 East King Place | 1940 | |||
|National Guard Armory, 3902 East 15th Street | 1942 | |||
|Hawks Ice Cream Co., 2415 E. 11th Street | 1948 | |||
|Service Pipeline Building (ARCO Building), 520 S. Cincinnati | 1949 | |||
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Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
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|Holland Hall School Building (Boulder on the Park ) | 1923, remodled 1947 | Listed on National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... |
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|Mid Continent Oil Co. Station, 2102 South Utica | 1931 | Demolished | ||
|Marathon Oil Co. Station, 201 North Boston Avenue | 1931 | Demolished | ||
|Lerner Shop, 419 South Main Street | remodeled ca. 1931 | |||
|KVOO Transmitter Station, 15050 East 11th Street | 1932 | Demolished | ||
|Cities Service Oil Co. Station, 1502 East 11th Street | 1932 | |||
William D. Whenthoff Residence, 1142 South College Avenue | 1933 | Joseph R. Koberling | ||
|T. N. Law Residence, 1841 East 27th Street | 1935 | Demolished | ||
|Palace Theater, 118 S. Main Street | Remodeled 1935 | Joseph R. Koberling | Demolished, 1973 | |
|G. C. Pride Residence, 2103 E. 3rd St. | Remodeled 1935 | Joseph R. Koberling | Demolished | |
|Texas Oil Co. Service Station, 2501 Southwest Boulevard | 1936 | Demolished | ||
|Jesse D. Davis Residence, 3231 South Utica Avenue | 1936 | |||
J. B. McGay Residence, 1551 South Yorktown Place | 1936 | Joseph R. Koberling | ||
Tulsa Monument Company, 1735 East 11th Street | 1936 | Harry H. Mahler | ||
|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 | Ora Overholzer | Art Deco Streamline Demolished | |
|Burtner N. Fleeger Residence, 2827 South Birmingham Place | 1937 | |||
|John Duncan Forsyth John Duncan Forsyth John Duncan Forsyth was a Scottish-American architect who became prominent in Oklahoma. Based in Tulsa and working in a variety of styles, he was connected with a number of significant buildings around the state.-Biography:... Residence, 2424 East 29th Street |
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|Security Federal, 120 West 4th Street | remodeled 1937 | Demolished | ||
|Whitlock's Grocery, 2623 East 11th Street | 1937 | Demolished | ||
|John Leroy Shakley Residence, 7219 South Evanston Avenue | 1937 | Demolished | ||
|Howard J. Sherman Residence, 7228 South Evanston Avenue | 1937 | |||
|Delman Theater, 2335 East 15th Street | 1938 | Demolished | ||
|Skelly Oil Company Station, 829 S. Denver Ave. | 1938 | Demolished | ||
|Arnold Ungerman Residence, 1718 East 37th Street | remodeled 1941 | |||
|People's State Bank, 2408 East Admiral Boulevard | 1941 | Demolished | ||
|Will Rogers Theater, 4502 East 11th Street | 1941 | Demolished | ||
|City Veterinary Clinic, 3550 South Peoria Avenue | 1942 | Joseph R. Koberling | ||
|Midwest Marble and Tile, 507 South Quaker Avenue | 1945 | |||
|Brook Theatre, 3307 South Peoria Avenue | 1945 | |||
|Century Geophysical Corp., 6650 East Apache Avenue | 1946 | |||
Day and Nite Cleaners, 1012 S. Elgin Ave | 1946 | William Wolaver | ||
|Town and Country Restaurant, 3301 S Peoria | 1946 | |||
|Phoenix Cleaners, 125 East 18th Street | 1947 | |||
|Newspaper Printing Corp. Office, 317 South Boulder Avenue | 1947 | |||
|Morrow Geophysical Building, 3345 South Harvard Avenue | 1948 | Architecturally lost. Remodeling has removed Art Deco elements. | ||
|Parkcade Parking Garage, 2nd Street and Boston | 1949 | Henry R. Lohman Construction Company | Demolished, 1973 | |
|Mayo Motor Inn, 416 South Cheyenne Avenue | 1950 | |||
|Baehler Brothers Service Station, 3702 South Peoria Avenue | 1950 | |||
|Big Ten Ballroom (American Beauty), 1632 East Apache Street | 1950 | |||
|Southwestern Bell Branch Office (The Browns School), 1333 N. Utica | ||||
Deco Moderne Style
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Fire Station #7, 601 South Lewis Avenue | 1947 | Joseph R. Koberling | ||
|KVOO Radio Station, 3701 S. Peoria (KJRH KJRH KJRH-TV, virtual channel 2, is the NBC-affiliated television station in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company. KJRH broadcasts from its studios in the Brookside district in midtown Tulsa on South Peoria Avenue and its transmitter is located in Oneta, Oklahoma.The station... ) |
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|Fire Station #3, 1339 East 1st Street | 1948 | John Wesley Robb | Demolished 1966 for I-244 | |
Fire Station #16, 1401 North Lewis Avenue | 1948 | John Wesley Robb | ||
Fire Station #15, 4162 East Admiral Street | 1948 | Hanton and Wilson | ||
Fire Station #14, 3602 South Lewis Avenue | 1950 | Joseph R. Koberling | ||
Fire Station # 17, 1351 North Sheridan | 1953 | Hanton and Wilson | ||
Fire Station #3, 1013 East 3rd Street | 1909 remodeled 1948 | |||
|Home Federal Savings (BOK), 31st and Harvard | 1956 | Koberling and Brandberg | ||
|KVOO Television Studio (KJRH), 3701 S. Peoria | 1956 | Koberling and Brandberg | ||
Art Deco Revival
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MTTA Downtown Transfer Center, 4th and Denver | 1999 | |||
|Myers-Duren Harley Davidson, 4848 S. Peoria | 1999 | |||