Oklahoma Publishing Company Building

Oklahoma Publishing Company Building
Oklahoma Publishing Company Building
Location 500 N. Broadway, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Coordinates 35°28′19″N 97°30′50″W / 35.47194°N 97.51389°W / 35.47194; -97.51389Coordinates: 35°28′19″N 97°30′50″W / 35.47194°N 97.51389°W / 35.47194; -97.51389
Area less than one acre
Built 1909
Built by Westlake Construction Co.
Architect Layton,Solomon Andrew Layton
NRHP reference # 78002249[1]
Added to NRHP September 18, 1978
Side view of building
Plaque
Detail of building

The Oklahoma Publishing Company Building, also referred to as the Daily Oklahoman Building, is historic structure on 4th and Broadway in Oklahoma City. It was built for the publishing company behind The Oklahoman.[2] It was designed by Solomon Layton and built in 1909 after the paper's previous building was destroyed by fire. It is listed on the National Register for Historic Places. Layton also designed the Oklahoma State Capitol, governor's mansion, numerous county courthouse, public schools, and other significant structures.[3]

It is a five-story building.[4]

References

  1. National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHING COMPANY Building a Better Oklahoma". 16 April 1989.
  3. "Encyclopedia of the Great Plains - LAYTON, SOLOMON (1864-1943)". plainshumanities.unl.edu.
  4. Mary Jo Nelson (February 10, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Oklahoma Publishing Co. Building / The Oklahoman Building". National Park Service. Retrieved June 26, 2018. With accompanying 13 pictures, including from 1909 during construction, from 1940, and from 1978
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