Tulsa is a hub of art deco and contemporary architecture, and most buildings of Tulsa are in either of these two styles. Prominent buildings include the BOK Tower

BOK Tower

BOK Tower, formerly One Williams Center, is a skyscraper in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. At 203 m in height, the 52-story tower was the tallest building in any of the five "Plains States": Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, as well as the surrounding states of Missouri,...

, the tallest building in Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

; the futurist

Futurist architecture

Futurist architecture is an early-20th century form of architecture characterized by anti-historicism and long horizontal lines suggesting speed, motion and urgency. Technology and even violence were among the themes of the Futurists. The movement was founded by the poet Filippo Tommaso...

 Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts University , based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the United States, is an interdenominational, Charismatic Christian, comprehensive university with an enrollment of about 3,790 students from 49 U.S. states along with a significant number of international students from 70 countries...

 campus and adjacent Cityplex Towers

CityPlex Towers

CityPlex Towers is a large office space complex located at 81st Street and Lewis Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The facility was originally constructed by Oral Roberts University as City of Faith Medical and Research Center and meant to be a major charismatic Christian hospital...

, a group of towers that includes the second tallest building in Oklahoma; Boston Avenue Methodist Church

Boston Avenue Methodist Church

The Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma and completed in 1929, is considered to be one of the finest examples of ecclesiastical Art Deco architecture in the United States, and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places...

, an Art Deco

Art Deco

Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

 church designated as a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

; and the BOK Center

BOK Center

The BOK Center, or Bank of Oklahoma Center, is a 19,100-seat multi-purpose arena and a primary indoor sports and event venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Designed to accommodate arena football, hockey, basketball, concerts, and similar events, the facility was built at a cost of $178 million...

, a 18,000 seat arena in downtown Tulsa.

Skyscrapers and highrises

Buildings	Height in feet	Stories	Image
BOK Tower BOK Tower BOK Tower, formerly One Williams Center, is a skyscraper in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. At 203 m in height, the 52-story tower was the tallest building in any of the five "Plains States": Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, as well as the surrounding states of Missouri,...	667	52
Cityplex CityPlex Towers CityPlex Towers is a large office space complex located at 81st Street and Lewis Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The facility was originally constructed by Oral Roberts University as City of Faith Medical and Research Center and meant to be a major charismatic Christian hospital...	648	60
First Place Tower First Place Tower First Place Tower is a skyscraper located at 15 East Fifth in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was completed in 1970 and has 40 stories. At 157 m in height, it is the third tallest building in Oklahoma behind BOK Tower and Cityplex Towers...	516	41
Mid-Continent Tower Mid-Continent Tower The Mid-Continent Tower is a 36-story skyscraper located at 401 South Boston Avenue in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. At 156 meters in height, it is the fourth-tallest building in Tulsa and in Oklahoma...	513	36
Bank of America Center Bank of America Center (Tulsa) The Bank of America Center is a commercial high-rise building in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The building rises 412 feet in downtown Tulsa. It contains 32 floors, and was completed in 1967 as the Fourth National Bank of Tulsa. It is located on the corner of Sixth Street and Boulder Avenue, the site of the...	412	32
320 South Boston Building 320 South Boston Building The 320 South Boston Building, formerly known as the National Bank of Tulsa Building, is a 22-story highrise building located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was originally constructed at the corner of Third Street and Boston Avenue as a ten-story headquarters building for the Exchange National...	400	22
110 West 7th Building 110 West 7th Building The 110 West 7th Building is a commercial high-rise building in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The building rises 388 feet in downtown Tulsa. It contains 28 floors, and was completed in 1971. The 110 West 7th Building currently stands as the 7th-tallest building in the city, and the 12th-tallest building in the...	388	28
University Club Tower University Club Tower (Tulsa) The University Club Tower is a residential high-rise building in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The building rises 377 feet . It contains 32 floors, and was completed in 1966. The University Club Tower currently stands as the 8th-tallest building in the city, and the 13th-tallest building in the state of Oklahoma...	377	32
Cityplex West Tower CityPlex Towers CityPlex Towers is a large office space complex located at 81st Street and Lewis Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The facility was originally constructed by Oral Roberts University as City of Faith Medical and Research Center and meant to be a major charismatic Christian hospital...	348	30
Philtower	343	24
Liberty Towers Liberty Towers Liberty Towers, officially Liberty Tower Condominiums, is a residential high-rise building complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The building rises 254 feet . It contains 23 floors, and was completed in 1965. Liberty Towers currently stands as the 11th-tallest building in the city, and the 25th-tallest...	254	23	No Picture Available
Boulder Towers Boulder Towers Boulder Towers is a large commercial building complex in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The complex consists of two twin high-rise buildings, Boulder Towers East Tower and Boulder Towers West Tower, which both rise 253 feet . Each building contains 15 floors. The complex was originally constructed in 1960,...	253	15	No Picture Available
Mayo Hotel Mayo Hotel The Mayo Hotel is a historic building located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma at 115 West 5th Street. This Chicago School Building was built in 1925. It was designed by architect George Winkler and financed by John D. and Cass A. Mayo...	252	18
First National Bank	250	20	No Picture Available
Cityplex East Tower CityPlex Towers CityPlex Towers is a large office space complex located at 81st Street and Lewis Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The facility was originally constructed by Oral Roberts University as City of Faith Medical and Research Center and meant to be a major charismatic Christian hospital...	248	20
Thompson Building Thompson Building The Thompson Building is a historic high-rise building in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The building rises 215 feet in downtown Tulsa. It contains 15 floors, and was completed in 1923. The First National Bank Building currently stands as the 17th-tallest building in the city, and the 36th-tallest building in...	215	15
2300 Riverside Apartments http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=2300riversideapartments-tulsa-ok-usa	176	16

Auditoriums, arenas, and theaters

1910 to 1919
Image	Building	Date	Architect	Notes
	Grand Opera House	Built in 1905.		Converted to furniture store, then an auction house. Demolished for Urban Renewal project.
Image of Orpheum theater, c. 1969 Image of interior	Orpheum Theater, 12 E. 4th St.	1924		Originally a Vaudeville Vaudeville Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...  theater. Converted to movie theater in 1931. Held world premiers for The Song of Bernadette The Song of Bernadette (film) The Song of Bernadette is a 1943 drama film which tells the story of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, who, from February to July 1858 in Lourdes, France, reported 18 visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was directed by Henry King.... and Tulsa Tulsa (film) Tulsa is a 1949 Technicolor film that was directed by Stuart Heisler and starred Susan Hayward, Robert Preston, Lloyd Gough, Chill Wills , and featured Ed Begley in one of his earliest film roles, billed as Edward Begley.... . Demolished in 1970.
	Brady Theater Brady Theater The Brady Theater is a theater and convention hall, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. It was originally completed in 1914 and remodeled in 1930 and 1952. The building was used as a detention center during the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot.-History:The Brady Theater has served Tulsa as a public assembly...	1912-14, remodeled 1930, additions 1952	1930 remodel, Bruce Goff Bruce Goff Bruce Alonzo Goff was an American architect distinguished by his organic, eclectic, and often flamboyant designs for houses and other buildings in Oklahoma and elsewhere.-Early years:...
	Majestic Theater, 406 S. Main St.	1917		First theater in Tulsa designed for movies, first in Tulsa with sound system, and first in Tulsa with Organ. Showed first talkie in Tulsa and first 3-D movie in Tulsa. Demolished.
	Rialto Theater, 7 W. 3rd St.	1917		First theater in Tulsa to have air-conditioning. Demolished.
	Akdar Shrine Temple (Cimarron Ballroom), 221 W. 4th St.	1925		Built in exotic Moorish, Art Dec, Roccoco style. Demolished in 1973.
	Ritz Theater, 18 W. 4th St.	1926		Theater demolished in 1960. Remaining Ritz Building demolished in 1973
	Fairgrounds Pavilion Expo Square Pavilion The Expo Square Pavilion, sometimes called simply The Pavilion, and formerly known as the Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion, is a 6,311-seat multi-purpose arena, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.It was built in 1932; the architect was Leland I Shumway... , Tulsa State Fairgrounds	1932		Art Deco PWA. Photo looking west in the 1960s toward downtown Tulsa skyline
	Cain's Ballroom Cain's Ballroom Cain's Ballroom is a historic music venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, built in 1924 to serve as a garage for one of Tulsa's founders, Tate Brady. Madison W. "Daddy" Cain purchased the building in 1930 and named it , where he charged 10¢ for dance lessons. The academy was the site of the Texas Playboys'...	1924		Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... .
|Tulsa Coliseum Tulsa Coliseum The Tulsa Coliseum was an indoor arena built in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the corner of Fifth Street and Elgin Avenue. Walter Whiteside, a Minnesota millionaire, constructed it in 1928. It hosted the Central Hockey League's Tulsa Oilers from 1945 to 1951. The arena held 4,502 people... , 502 S Elgin Ave.	1928		Destroyed by fire September 1952
|Circle Theater, 10 S. Lewis Ave.	1928		Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... .
|Palace Theater, 118 S. Main	remodeled 1935	Remodel by Joseph R. Koberling	Art Deco Art Deco Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...  (Streamline style). Demolished
|Delman Theater, 2335 E. 15th St.	1938		Art Deco (Streamline style). Demolished
|Will Rogers Theater, 4502 East 11th Street	1941		Art Deco (Streamline style). Demolished
|Brook Theatre, 3307 South Peoria Avenue	1945		Art Deco (Streamline style) Converted to restaurant
|Big Ten Ballroom (American Beauty), 1632 East Apache Street	1950		Art Deco (Streamline style).
	Mabee Center Mabee Center Mabee Center is an 11,300-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of Oral Roberts University, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.An adjacent building, smaller but similar in shape, is known as "Baby Mabee" and houses a television production studio.... , Oral Roberts University, 81st and Lewis	1972	Frank Wallace
|Tulsa Convention Center, 6th and Houston	1964
|Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa Performing Arts Center The Tulsa Performing Arts Center is a performing arts venue in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It houses four theaters, including the 2,365-seat Chapman Music Hall. The building occupies half a city block in downtown Tulsa. The center hosts regular performances by the Tulsa Opera, Tulsa Ballet, and...	1977	Minoru Yamasaki Minoru Yamasaki was a Japanese-American architect, best known for his design of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, buildings 1 and 2. Yamasaki was one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century...
	University of Tulsa, Reynolds Center Reynolds Center Reynolds Center is an 8,355-seat multi-purpose arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The arena opened in 1998 and is named for Donald W. Reynolds. It is home to the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane basketball and volleyball teams. It hosted the 2001-03 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball...	1998
|BOK Center BOK Center The BOK Center, or Bank of Oklahoma Center, is a 19,100-seat multi-purpose arena and a primary indoor sports and event venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Designed to accommodate arena football, hockey, basketball, concerts, and similar events, the facility was built at a cost of $178 million...	2008	César Pelli