Petroleum Building Explained

Petroleum Building
Location:420 S. Boulder Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Coordinates:36.1511°N -95.9914°W
Built:1921
Added:April 15, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:82003706

The Petroleum Building is a 50-meter/10-floor building at 420 South Boulder in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was built in 1921, and is a steel and reinforced concrete structure faced with buff brick. The name was given because most of the early tenants were associated with the petroleum industry. Later, it housed the Mayo Brothers Furniture Company.[1] [2] It was identified as one of the supporting structures during the creation of the Oil Capital Historic District.[3]

The simple facade is said to be typical of the pre-Art Deco designs used in many downtown Tulsa buildings.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bestoftulsa.com/landmarks/petroleum_building.shtml "Best of Tulsa - Petroleum Building"
  2. Web site: Petroleum Building. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221174514/http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/nationalregister/buildings/index.pl?id=32. Tulsa Preservation Commission. February 21, 2015. August 11, 2017.
  3. http://www.ocgi.okstate.edu/shpo/nhrpdfs/10001013.pdf National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Oil Capital Historic District.
  4. http://nr_shpo.okstate.edu/nhrpdfs/82003706.pdf NRHP Application: Petroleum Building.