Philtower Building
Philtower | |
 The Philtower (center) set against several other downtown Tulsa buildings | |
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| Location | 427 S. Boston Ave., Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 36°9′7″N 95°59′19″W / 36.15194°N 95.98861°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Keene & Simpson; Delk, Edward Buehler |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002032 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 29, 1979 |
The Philtower Building is a historic building located at 427 South Boston Avenue in
Tulsa, Oklahoma
.
Description and history
Completed in 1928, it was designed by
art deco
architecture.
According to the Tulsa Preservation Commission, the building represents the Gothic Revival architecture style. A notable feature is the illuminated, sloping tiled roof. The office on the 21st floor that was used by Waite Phillips has been preserved.[4][5]
The vaulted lobby ceiling is composed of large carved stone rosettes that were created in Italy and reassembled in the building by the same craftsmen that made them.[6]
Originally built as a
high-rise office building, floors 12–20 were converted to loft apartments in 2004, making the Philtower Tulsa's first mixed use high-rise. The building has 24 floors and is 323 feet tall.[2]
It was listed on the
Oil Capital Historic District on December 13, 2010.[7]
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philtower Building.
- List of tallest buildings in Tulsa
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Philtower website: History"Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ Keene Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tulsa Preservation Commission Website: "Philtower Building"
- ^ Tulsa World – Waite Phillips Execute Office Restored to Former Glory
- ^ "FROM OIL TO ART DECO". Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Oil Capital Historic District. Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 19, 2014.
External links
- Philtower Official Site
- Philtower at Skyscraper Page
- Voices of Oklahoma interview with Elliot "Chope" and Virginia Phillips. First person interview conducted on May 5, 2009, with Elliot "Chope" and Virginia Phillips, son and daughter-in-law of Waite Phillips. Original audio and transcript archived with Voices of Oklahoma oral history project.
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