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 | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[1] | Listed on National Register of Historic Places[1] | |
 | Southwestern Bell Main Dial Building, 424 South Detroit Avenue | 1924, Modified 1930 | I. M. Timlin | Listed on National Register of Historic Places |
| Day Building (Nelson's Buffeteria), 512 South Boston Avenue[2] | 1926 | Bruce Goff | ||
| Fawcett Building (Stanolind/Amoco), 515 South Boston Avenue[2] | 1926 | Leon Senter | ||
| Tulsa Club Building, 115 East 5th Street | 1927 | Rush, Endacott and Rush, Bruce Goff | ||
| Medical and Dental Arts Building, 108 West 6th Street | 1927 | Arthur M. Atkinson, Joseph R Koberling | Demolished | |
 | Page Warehouse, 2036 East 11th Street | 1927 | Rush, Endacott and Rush, Bruce Goff | |
 | Adah Robinson Residence, 1119 South Owasso Avenue | 1927–1929 | Bruce Goff | |
 | Oklahoma Natural Gas Building, 624 South Boston Avenue | 1928 | Arthur M. Atkinson, Frederick V. Kershner | Listed on National Register of Historic Places |
| Christ the King Church, 1530 South Rockford Avenue | 1928 | Byrne & Byrne, Francis Barry Byrne | ||
| Guaranty Laundry, 2036 East 11th Street | 1928 | Bruce Goff | ||
| Skelly Building Addition, 23 West 4th Street | 1928 | Bruce Goff | Demolished | |
| Bliss Hotel, 123 South Boston Avenue[2] | 1929 | L. I. Shumway | Demolished 1973 | |
 | Boston Avenue Methodist Church, 1301 South Boston Avenue | 1929 | Disputed, Adah Robinson and Bruce Goff credited | National Historic Landmark |
 | Public Service of Oklahoma, 600 South Main Street | 1929 | Joseph R. Koberling | Listed on National Register of Historic Places |
 | Riverside Studio, 1381 Riverside Drive | 1929 | Bruce Goff | Listed on National Register of Historic Places |
 | Westhope, 3704 South Birmingham Avenue | 1929 | Frank Lloyd Wright | Listed on National Register of Historic Places |
| 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 |
 | Milady's Cleaners, 1736-38 East 11th Street | 1930 | ||
| Merchant's Exhibit Building, Tulsa State Fairgrounds | 1930 | Bruce Goff | Demolished (collapsed into abandoned coal mine) | |
| National Supply Company (U-Haul), 504 East Archer street[2] | 1930 | |||
 | Fire Station #13, 3924 Charles Page Boulevard[2] | 1931 | Albert Joseph Love | |
 | Philcade, 511 South Boston Avenue | 1931 | Leon B. Senter | Listed on National Register of Historic Places |
| Marquette School, 1519 South Quincy Avenue | 1932 | |||
| Tulsa Municipal Airport Administration Building, 6600 East Apache Avenue | 1932 | Demolished | ||
| State Theater (400 seats), 118 South Main Street | 1935 Zigzag remodel of 1907 Wonderland Theater | Joseph R. Koberling | Demolished, 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 | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleventh Street Arkansas River Bridge, U.S. Highway 66 over the Arkansas River | 1916-17, Modified 1929 | Listed on National Register of Historic Places | ||
| Oak Lawn Cemetery Entrance Gates, 11th and Peoria[2] | c. 1930 | |||
 | Tulsa Union Depot, 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[2] | 1931 | |||
| Fairgrounds Pavilion, Tulsa State Fairgrounds, now known as Expo Square Pavilion | 1932 | Leland I. Shumway | ||
 | Tulsa Fire Alarm Building, 1010 East 8th Street | 1934 | Frederick V. Kershner | Listed on National Register of Historic Places Current home to American Cancer Society |
| Union Bus Depot, 319 South Cincinnati Avenue | 1935 | Demolished | ||
 | Daniel Webster High School, 1919 West 40th Street | 1938 | Arthur M. Atkinson, John Duncan Forsyth, Raymond Kerr, and William H. Wolaver.[3] | |
 | Will Rogers High School, 3909 East 5th Place | 1938 | Joseph 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] | 1949 | Leon B. Senter and Associates[4] | ||
Streamline Style
| Streamline Style | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Hall School Building (Boulder on the Park )[2] | 1923, remodeled 1947 | Listed on National Register of Historic Places | ||
| Uptown Theater (800 seats), 18 South Main Street | 1928 | Demolished, 1975 | ||
| Tower Theater (800 seats), 1105 South Denver Avenue | 1930 | W. Scott Dunne | Demolished, 1977 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 Residence, 2424 East 29th Street | 1937 | |||
| Security Federal (Court of Three Sisters), 120 West 4th Street | remodeled 1937 | Harry H. Mahler[4] | 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 | |||
| Loew's Delman Theater (1400 seats), 2335 East 15th Street | 1938 | W. Scott Dunne | Demolished, 1989 | |
| 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 | ||
| City Veterinary Clinic, 3550 South Peoria Avenue | 1942 | Joseph R. Koberling | ||
| Midwest Marble and Tile, 507 South Quaker 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[2] | 1946 | |||
| Phoenix Cleaners, 125 East 18th Street | 1947 | |||
| Newspaper Printing Corp. Office, 317 South Boulder Avenue | 1947 | John Cushing[4] | ||
| 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 | Leon B. Senter and Associates[4] | ||
| Baehler Brothers Service Station, 3702 South Peoria Avenue[2] | 1950 | Demolished, 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 | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Theater (1400 seats), 215 South Main Street | 1941 | Corgan & Moore | Demolished, 1973 | |
| Will Rogers Theater (1000 seats), 4502 East 11th Street | 1941 | Jack Corgan | Demolished, 1976 | |
| Pines Theater (1200 seats), 1515 North Cincinnati Avenue | 1944 | Corgan & Moore | Demolished, 1966 | |
| Loew's Brook Theater (800 seats), 3307 South Peoria Avenue | 1945 | William Henry Cameron Calderwood | ||
| KVOO Radio Station, 3701 S. Peoria (KJRH)[2] | 1946 | |||
 | Fire Station #7, 601 South Lewis Avenue[2] | 1947 | Joseph R. Koberling | |
| Cove Theater (600 seats), 2321 West 41st Street | 1947 | Demolished, 1955 | ||
| Fire Station #3, 1339 East 1st Street | 1948 | John Wesley Robb | Demolished 1966 for I-244 | |
 | Fire Station #16, 1401 North Lewis Avenue[2] | 1948 | John Wesley Robb | |
 | Fire Station #15, 4162 East Admiral Street[2] | 1948 | Hanton and Wilson | |
| Peoria Theater (800 seats), 2541 North Peoria Avenue | 1948 | Demolished, 1985 | ||
| Rex Theater (600 seats), 2545 East Admiral Place | 1948 Deco Moderne remodel due to extensive fire and water damage | closed | ||
| Rialto Theater (1200 seats), 17 West 3rd Street | 1948 Deco remodel of 1905 Empress Theater | Leon B. Senter | Demolished, 1972 | |
| Royal Theater (800 seats), 2637 East 11th Street | 1948, (converted to ballroom in the mid '50s) | Hill, Sorey, & Hill | Demolished, 1991 | |
 | Fire Station #14, 3602 South Lewis Avenue | 1950 | Joseph R. Koberling | |
 | Fire Station # 17, 1351 North Sheridan[2] | 1953 | Hanton and Wilson | |
 | Fire Station #3, 1013 East 3rd Street[2] | 1909 remodeled 1948 | ||
| Home Federal Savings (BOK), 31st and Harvard[2] | 1956 | Koberling and Brandberg | ||
| KVOO Television Studio (KJRH), 3701 S. Peoria | 1956 | Koberling and Brandberg | ||
Art Deco Revival
| Revival | ||||
| Image | Building | Date | Architect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Diner, 3001 East 11th Street, Rt 66 | 1980 | |||
 | MTTA Downtown Transfer Center, 4th and Denver | 1999 | ||
| Myers-Duren Harley Davidson, 4848 S. Peoria | 1999 | |||
Notes
- National Register of Historic Places listing data
- Gebhard, David. Tulsa Art Deco. Tulsa, Tulsa Foundation for Architecture, 2001.
- Tulsa Art Deco Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine at Price Tower Arts Center website (accessed March 4, 2010).
- "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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