The Thompson Building is a historic 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 215 feet (66 m) in downtown Tulsa. It contains 15 floors, and was completed in 1923. The First National Bank Building currently stands as the 17th-tallest building in the city, and the 36th-tallest building in the state of Oklahoma. The architect who designed the building was Arthur M. Atkinson.

The Thompson Building was originally constructed as a 10-story low-rise commercial building in 1923. Five additional floors were built in 1929, six years after the completion of the original structure, bringing the high-rise to its present height. The building was constructed in the Beaux Arts architectural style, and is the 2nd-tallest Beaux Arts high-rise in Tulsa, after the Mayo Hotel

Mayo Hotel

The Mayo Hotel is a historic building located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma at 115 West 5th Street. This Chicago School Building was built in 1925. It was designed by architect George Winkler and financed by John D. and Cass A. Mayo...

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See also

• List of tallest buildings in Tulsa
• Buildings of Tulsa
  Buildings of Tulsa, Oklahoma
  Tulsa is a hub of art deco and contemporary architecture, and most buildings of Tulsa are in either of these two styles. Prominent buildings include the BOK Tower, the tallest building in Oklahoma; the futurist Oral Roberts University campus and adjacent Cityplex Towers, a group of towers that...