List of Art Deco buildings in Tulsa, Oklahoma

This is a list of Art Deco buildings and structures in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Zigzag Style

Zigzag Style
ImageBuildingDateArchitectNotes
Eleventh Street Arkansas River Bridge, U.S. Highway 66 over the Arkansas River1916-17, Modified 1929Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co., Harrington, Howard & Ash[1]Listed on National Register of Historic Places[1]
Southwestern Bell Main Dial Building, 424 South Detroit Avenue1924, Modified 1930I. M. TimlinListed on National Register of Historic Places
Day Building (Nelson's Buffeteria), 512 South Boston Avenue[2]1926Bruce Goff
Fawcett Building (Stanolind/Amoco), 515 South Boston Avenue[2]1926Leon Senter
Tulsa Club Building, 115 East 5th Street1927Rush, Endacott and Rush, Bruce Goff
Medical and Dental Arts Building, 108 West 6th Street1927Arthur M. Atkinson, Joseph R KoberlingDemolished
Page Warehouse, 2036 East 11th Street1927Rush, Endacott and Rush, Bruce Goff
Adah Robinson Residence, 1119 South Owasso Avenue1927–1929Bruce Goff
Oklahoma Natural Gas Building, 624 South Boston Avenue1928Arthur M. Atkinson, Frederick V. KershnerListed on National Register of Historic Places
Christ the King Church, 1530 South Rockford Avenue1928Byrne & Byrne, Francis Barry Byrne
Guaranty Laundry, 2036 East 11th Street1928Bruce Goff
Skelly Building Addition, 23 West 4th Street1928Bruce GoffDemolished
Bliss Hotel, 123 South Boston Avenue[2]1929L. I. ShumwayDemolished 1973
Boston Avenue Methodist Church, 1301 South Boston Avenue1929Disputed, Adah Robinson and Bruce Goff creditedNational Historic Landmark
Public Service of Oklahoma, 600 South Main Street1929Joseph R. KoberlingListed on National Register of Historic Places
Riverside Studio, 1381 Riverside Drive1929Bruce GoffListed on National Register of Historic Places
Westhope, 3704 South Birmingham Avenue1929Frank Lloyd WrightListed on National Register of Historic Places
Midwest Equitable Meter, 3130 Charles Page Boulevard1929
Halliburton-Abbott Clothing Company Building (Sears/Skaggs), 500 South Boulder Avenue1929Frank C. WalterDemolished and replaced by OneOK Building.
Genet Building (American Airline Building)1930Noble, Fleming, Joseph R. KoberlingDemolished, 1969
Warehouse Market, 925 South Elgin Avenue1930B. Gaylord Noftsger
Gillette-Tyrell Building, 423 South Boulder Avenue1930Edward W. SaundersListed on National Register of Historic Places
Milady's Cleaners, 1736-38 East 11th Street1930
Merchant's Exhibit Building, Tulsa State Fairgrounds1930Bruce GoffDemolished (collapsed into abandoned coal mine)
National Supply Company (U-Haul), 504 East Archer street[2]1930
Fire Station #13, 3924 Charles Page Boulevard[2]1931Albert Joseph Love
Philcade, 511 South Boston Avenue1931Leon B. SenterListed on National Register of Historic Places
Marquette School, 1519 South Quincy Avenue1932
Tulsa Municipal Airport Administration Building, 6600 East Apache Avenue1932Demolished
State Theater (400 seats), 118 South Main Street1935 Zigzag remodel of 1907 Wonderland TheaterJoseph R. KoberlingDemolished, 1973
Shakespeare Monument, Woodward Park[2]Adah Robinson, Eugene Shonnard/Users/steve/Desktop/Living Arts on Brady Again.JPG
Westinghouse Warehouse (Bedcheck)(Living Arts in 2009)

PWA Style

PWA Style
ImageBuildingDateArchitectNotes
Eleventh Street Arkansas River Bridge, U.S. Highway 66 over the Arkansas River1916-17, Modified 1929Listed on National Register of Historic Places
Oak Lawn Cemetery Entrance Gates, 11th and Peoria[2]c. 1930
Tulsa Union Depot, 3 South Boston Avenue1931New Home of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall Of Fame, circa 2007. Often referred to as "Jazz Depot".
Animal Detention Center (Tulsa SPCA), 2910 Mohawk Boulevard[2]1931
Fairgrounds Pavilion, Tulsa State Fairgrounds, now known as Expo Square Pavilion1932Leland I. Shumway
Tulsa Fire Alarm Building, 1010 East 8th Street1934Frederick V. KershnerListed on National Register of Historic Places Current home to American Cancer Society
Union Bus Depot, 319 South Cincinnati Avenue1935Demolished
Daniel Webster High School, 1919 West 40th Street1938Arthur M. Atkinson, John Duncan Forsyth, Raymond Kerr, and William H. Wolaver.[3]
Will Rogers High School, 3909 East 5th Place1938Joseph R. Koberling
Oklahoma Department of Transportation (Empire Roofing), 1709 East King Place[2]1940
National Guard Armory, 3902 East 15th Street[2]1942
Hawks Ice Cream Co., 2415 E. 11th Street[2]1948
Service Pipeline Building (ARCO Building), 520 S. Cincinnati[2]1949Leon B. Senter and Associates[4]

Streamline Style

Streamline Style
ImageBuildingDateArchitectNotes
Holland Hall School Building (Boulder on the Park )[2]1923, remodeled 1947Listed on National Register of Historic Places
Uptown Theater (800 seats), 18 South Main Street1928Demolished, 1975
Tower Theater (800 seats), 1105 South Denver Avenue1930W. Scott DunneDemolished, 1977
Mid Continent Oil Co. Station, 2102 South Utica1931Demolished
Marathon Oil Co. Station, 201 North Boston Avenue1931Demolished
Lerner Shop, 419 South Main Streetremodeled ca. 1931
KVOO Transmitter Station, 15050 East 11th Street1932Demolished
Cities Service Oil Co. Station, 1502 East 11th Street1932
William D. Whenthoff Residence, 1142 South College Avenue1933Joseph R. Koberling
T. N. Law Residence, 1841 East 27th Street1935Demolished
G. C. Pride Residence, 2103 E. 3rd St.Remodeled 1935Joseph R. KoberlingDemolished
Texas Oil Co. Service Station, 2501 Southwest Boulevard1936Demolished
Jesse D. Davis Residence, 3231 South Utica Avenue1936
J. B. McGay Residence, 1551 South Yorktown Place1936Joseph R. Koberling
Tulsa Monument Company, 1735 East 11th Street1936Harry 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.1936-40Ora OverholzerArt Deco Streamline Demolished
Burtner N. Fleeger Residence, 2827 South Birmingham Place1937
John Duncan Forsyth Residence, 2424 East 29th Street1937
Security Federal (Court of Three Sisters), 120 West 4th Streetremodeled 1937Harry H. Mahler[4]Demolished
Whitlock's Grocery, 2623 East 11th Street1937Demolished
John Leroy Shakley Residence, 7219 South Evanston Avenue1937Demolished
Howard J. Sherman Residence, 7228 South Evanston Avenue1937
Loew's Delman Theater (1400 seats), 2335 East 15th Street1938W. Scott DunneDemolished, 1989
Skelly Oil Company Station, 829 S. Denver Ave.1938Demolished
Arnold Ungerman Residence, 1718 East 37th Streetremodeled 1941
People's State Bank, 2408 East Admiral Boulevard1941Demolished
City Veterinary Clinic, 3550 South Peoria Avenue1942Joseph R. Koberling
Midwest Marble and Tile, 507 South Quaker Avenue1945
Century Geophysical Corp., 6650 East Apache Avenue1946
Day and Nite Cleaners, 1012 S. Elgin Ave1946William Wolaver
Town and Country Restaurant, 3301 S Peoria[2]1946
Phoenix Cleaners, 125 East 18th Street1947
Newspaper Printing Corp. Office, 317 South Boulder Avenue1947John Cushing[4]
Morrow Geophysical Building, 3345 South Harvard Avenue1948Architecturally lost. Remodeling has removed Art Deco elements.
Parkcade Parking Garage, 2nd Street and Boston1949Henry R. Lohman Construction CompanyDemolished, 1973
Mayo Motor Inn, 416 South Cheyenne Avenue1950Leon B. Senter and Associates[4]
Baehler Brothers Service Station, 3702 South Peoria Avenue[2]1950Demolished, 2015
Big Ten Ballroom (American Beauty), 1632 East Apache Street[2]1950
Southwestern Bell Branch Office (The Browns School), 1333 N. Utica[2]

Deco Moderne Style

Deco Moderne
ImageBuildingDateArchitectNotes
Tulsa Theater (1400 seats), 215 South Main Street1941Corgan & MooreDemolished, 1973
Will Rogers Theater (1000 seats), 4502 East 11th Street1941Jack CorganDemolished, 1976
Pines Theater (1200 seats), 1515 North Cincinnati Avenue1944Corgan & MooreDemolished, 1966
Loew's Brook Theater (800 seats), 3307 South Peoria Avenue1945William Henry Cameron Calderwood
KVOO Radio Station, 3701 S. Peoria (KJRH)[2]1946
Fire Station #7, 601 South Lewis Avenue[2]1947Joseph R. Koberling
Cove Theater (600 seats), 2321 West 41st Street1947Demolished, 1955
Fire Station #3, 1339 East 1st Street1948John Wesley RobbDemolished 1966 for I-244
Fire Station #16, 1401 North Lewis Avenue[2]1948John Wesley Robb
Fire Station #15, 4162 East Admiral Street[2]1948Hanton and Wilson
Peoria Theater (800 seats), 2541 North Peoria Avenue1948Demolished, 1985
Rex Theater (600 seats), 2545 East Admiral Place1948 Deco Moderne remodel due to extensive fire and water damageclosed
Rialto Theater (1200 seats), 17 West 3rd Street1948 Deco remodel of 1905 Empress TheaterLeon B. SenterDemolished, 1972
Royal Theater (800 seats), 2637 East 11th Street1948, (converted to ballroom in the mid '50s)Hill, Sorey, & HillDemolished, 1991
Fire Station #14, 3602 South Lewis Avenue1950Joseph R. Koberling
Fire Station # 17, 1351 North Sheridan[2]1953Hanton and Wilson
Fire Station #3, 1013 East 3rd Street[2]1909 remodeled 1948
Home Federal Savings (BOK), 31st and Harvard[2]1956Koberling and Brandberg
KVOO Television Studio (KJRH), 3701 S. Peoria1956Koberling and Brandberg

Art Deco Revival

Revival
ImageBuildingDateArchitectNotes
Metro Diner, 3001 East 11th Street, Rt 661980
MTTA Downtown Transfer Center, 4th and Denver1999
Myers-Duren Harley Davidson, 4848 S. Peoria1999

Notes

  1. National Register of Historic Places listing data
  2. Gebhard, David. Tulsa Art Deco. Tulsa, Tulsa Foundation for Architecture, 2001.
  3. Tulsa Art Deco Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine at Price Tower Arts Center website (accessed March 4, 2010).
  4. "A Tour Of Futures Past :: TULSA AND OKLAHOMA HISTORY COLLECTION". cdm15020.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2018-03-27.

References

Tulsa Art Deco Society https://web.archive.org/web/20080119100734/http://tulsaartdecosociety.com/index.html%E2%80%94a great site with photos and more

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