Oklahoma Publishing Company Building

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Oklahoma Publishing Company Building
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Oklahoma Publishing Company Building
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Location500 N. Broadway, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Coordinates 35°28′19″N97°30′50″W / 35.47194°N 97.51389°W / 35.47194; -97.51389 Coordinates: 35°28′19″N97°30′50″W / 35.47194°N 97.51389°W / 35.47194; -97.51389
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
Built byWestlake Construction Co.
ArchitectLayton, Solomon Andrew Layton
NRHP reference No. 78002249 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1978
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The Oklahoma Publishing Company Building, also referred to as the Daily Oklahoman Building, is an historic structure on 4th and Broadway in Oklahoma City. It was built for the publishing company behind The Oklahoman . [2] It was designed by Solomon Layton and built in 1909 after the paper's previous building was destroyed by fire. It is listed on the National Register for Historic Places. Layton also designed the Oklahoma State Capitol, governor's mansion, numerous county courthouses, public schools, and other significant structures.

It is a five-story building. [3] The Oklahoma Publishing Company has a history in offering financial support in Oklahoma's educational, civic and social infrastructure. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHING COMPANY Building a Better Oklahoma". 16 April 1989.
  3. Mary Jo Nelson (February 10, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Oklahoma Publishing Co. Building / The Oklahoman Building". National Park Service . Retrieved June 26, 2018. With accompanying 13 pictures, including from 1909 during construction, from 1940, and from 1978
  4. "Encyclopedia of the Great Plains - LAYTON, SOLOMON (1864-1943)". plainshumanities.unl.edu.