Hotel Franklin Explained

Hotel Franklin
Coordinates:34.8739°N -99.5064°W
Built:1929
Builder:McMillen-Shelton Co.
Architecture:Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Added:May 31, 2007
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:07000520

The Hotel Franklin, at 217 West Jefferson in Mangum, Oklahoma, was built in 1929. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

It is a five-story, red brick building located at the northwest comer of Mangum's town square, specifically at the northwest corner of West Jefferson Street and West CommerceAlley.

It was designed by architects Layton, Hicks & Forsyth and was built by contractor McMillen-Shelton Co. It is NaNfeet in plan and is generally Renaissance Revival in style, with elements of classical and Mediterranean motifs. It has a three-part form of some skyscrapers, with base, shaft and capital. It has a reinforced concrete frame, with hollow clay tile curtain walls, sheathed in break. Carthage stone is used for trim. The hotel is topped by a neon "Hotel Franklin" sign.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=07000520}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Franklin ]. National Park Service. Deah Linza Johnson . Jim Gabbert . December 2006 . November 9, 2018. With