Art Deco in Tulsa

Tulsa Union Depot

Symmetrical layout.

San serif font.

Rayband-like detail.

Geometric shapes.

3 South Boston Avenue

It was designed by R. C. Stephens and was built in 1931.

Tulsa Club Building

Symmetrical.

Detailed parallel lines run down the length of the building.

115 East 5th Street

The eleven-story building was designed by Bruce Goff and built in 1927, "through the joint effort of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce and the Tulsa Club. The first five floors of the building were occupied by the Chamber and other business organizations while the top six floors and the roof garden were inhabited by the Tulsa Club. The Tulsa Club contained dormitory rooms on the sixth floor and a men’s lounge on the eighth floor. The club also had a gymnasium and barber shop. The club’s interior had Art Deco ornamentation including fireplace tiles. Built of Bedford stone, the original 5th Street entrance was designed with abstract detailing above the doorway."

This building now stands empty and most likely condemned due to asbestos. It is too expensive to renovate and certain regulations keep it from being demolished.

Warehouse Market Building

Symmetrical layout.

Lots of bright colors and pastels.

Bright colors, the use of metal, and Egyptian zigzags.

Parallel lines and criss-crossing zigzags.

925 South Elgin Avenue

It was built in 1929.

It is symmetrical, with one tower that has very colorful decoration.

Adah Robinson Residence

Elongated vertical shapes.

1119 South Owasso Avenue

It was designed by teacher and designer Adah Robinson (with the help of Bruce Goff and Joseph Koberling) and built 1927-1929.

It has leaded glass windows and the outside is stucco.