Ambassador Hotel, historic hotel in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
The Ambassador Hotel is a ten-story downtown building completed in 1929 with Mission Revival architecture that features Italian terra cotta relief panels and limestone cornices. Its design blends Mediterranean influences with local architectural traditions and originally opened as one of the first apartment-hotels in Oklahoma.
General Patrick Hurley built the structure in 1929 but was appointed Secretary of War shortly after, missing the opening. Over decades it transformed from an oil executive residence into an apartment hotel, then senior housing, and finally returned to hotel use in 1999 after a five-million-dollar restoration effort.
The name reflects the diplomatic era and important visitors the building once hosted during the oil boom. Its Mediterranean-inspired design marks the downtown skyline and evokes memories of Tulsa's prosperous early decades.
Located on South Main Street in downtown, the building is walkable and accessible on foot from other parts of the city center. It contains guest rooms, suites, a restaurant called The Chalkboard, meeting spaces, and a staff that includes a concierge and mixologists to assist with dining and local recommendations.
This was Oklahoma's first apartment-hotel, designed to house oil industry leaders and their families while their permanent homes were being built nearby during the boom years. The practical innovation of extended-stay accommodations for executives remains visible in the building's flexible layout and residential character today.
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