McFarlin Building

McFarlin Building
McFarlin Building, 11 E. 5th St., built 1918. Listed on National Register of Historic Places
General information
Architectural style	Florentine
Address	11 E. Fifth Street (Fifth and Main)
Town or city	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Completed	1918
Design and construction
Client	Robert McFarlin (original)
Owner	McFarlin Building LLC
Main contractor	Brussel Viterbo
Architecture firm	Barnett-Haynes-Barnett (St. Louis, MO)

The McFarlin Building is a general office building on the northeast corner of Fifth Street and Main in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. The five-story building was built in 1918 for oilman Robert M. McFarlin, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

Description

According to the Tulsa Preservation Commission, the McFarlin Building was constructed in Florentine style architecture, using a 19th Century style. It still retains the original red brick facade above the ground floor, and is decorated with three stone balconies, stylized lions and urns. It is topped by a wide cornice supported with Victorian brackets. TPC noted that the interior has been altered so substantially that it no longer retains its architectural integrity.^[1]

Usage

The Halliburton-Abbott department store was the first tenant, but later moved to a larger building at Fifth and Boulder, and is now defunct.

Skaggs Drug Store occupied the ground floor during the 1950s.

A project to renovate the building for mixed retail and residential use was initiated in 2006. At the time, the building interior was said to be badly deteriorated. The ground floor facade has been changed several times.

National Register of Historic Places

The McFarlin Building was added to National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1979. It is listed under Category C. The NRIS number is 79002030.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Tulsa Preservation Commission: McFarlin Building."Retrieved July 10, 2011.[1]