Oklahoma Publishing Company Building

United States historic place


Oklahoma Publishing Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Oklahoma Publishing Company Building
35°28′19″N 97°30′50″W / 35.47194°N 97.51389°W / 35.47194; -97.51389
Area	less than one acre
Built	1909
Built by	Westlake Construction Co.
Architect	Layton, Solomon Andrew Layton
NRHP reference No.	78002249^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 18, 1978

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]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "THE OKLAHOMA PUBLISHING COMPANY Building a Better Oklahoma". April 16, 1989.
^ 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
^ "Encyclopedia of the Great Plains - LAYTON, SOLOMON (1864-1943)". plainshumanities.unl.edu.