Oklahoma City Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, four-story brick structure in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The Oklahoma City Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant is a four-story brick building in downtown that opened in 1916. Designed by architect Albert Kahn, it was originally built to assemble automobiles, particularly the Model T and TT, that arrived by rail.
The plant was constructed in 1915 and opened in 1916 as part of Ford's network of 24 similar assembly plants across the US. After 1932, it converted to a parts depot, and from 1968, it operated as a remanufacturing center under Fred Jones's company until becoming a hotel in 2018.
The building carries the name of Ford, the company that shaped the city's industrial growth. Its brick structure and massive size reflect how automobile manufacturing became central to the community and provided work for many local residents.
The location on West Main Street is easy to reach by car or on foot and sits near downtown. The building now functions as a hotel with museum space, so visitors can enter to explore the interior while seeing the industrial architecture and history.
Fred Jones, a young worker who started at age 24, later founded his own company and purchased the building in 1968 to operate a remanufacturing center. His personal story links the rise of the auto industry to entrepreneurship in Oklahoma City.
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