Art Deco Lofts and Apartments, Art Deco residential building in downtown Tulsa, United States.
Art Deco Lofts and Apartments is a 1929 reinforced-concrete building with a structural steel frame and light gray Bedford limestone cladding in downtown Tulsa. Its steel-framed windows include large ground-floor display windows with Gothic-type arches, a feature from an earlier style that preceded Art Deco.
The building was constructed in 1929 as the headquarters for the Public Service Company of Oklahoma by architects Arthur M. Atkinson and Joseph R. Koberling Jr. The structure later underwent renovation and conversion into residential apartments.
The ground-floor display windows, framed by Gothic-type arches, were built so the Public Service Company could show and sell electric appliances to promote its main product, electricity. The upper floors carry the geometric Zig-Zag Art Deco ornament of the 1929 design by Arthur M. Atkinson and Joseph R. Koberling Jr.
The building is clearly visible from street level and shows off its characteristic gray limestone facade. Take time to examine the ground floor entrance area to spot the detailed Art Deco design elements and window patterns.
The building was recognized on the National Register of Historic Places back in 1984 for its architectural merit. When it reopened as apartments in 2016, it completed a full transformation from a utility company workplace to a residential community.
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