Thompson Building

Infobox skyscraper
building_name= Thompson Building


caption= The Thompson Building in downtown Tulsa
location= 20 East Fifth Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
roof= 215 ft (66 m)
floor_count= 15
use= Office
construction_period= 1923, 1929
opening= 1923
architect= Arthur M. Atkinson

The Thompson Building is a historic high-rise building in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The building rises 215 feet (66 m) in downtown Tulsa.cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=thompsonbuilding-tulsa-ok-usa|title=Thompson Building|accessdate=2007-12-29|publisher=Emporis.com] It contains 15 floors,cite web|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=40127|title=Thompson Building|accessdate=2007-12-29|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com] and was completed in 1923. The First National Bank Building currently stands as the 17th-tallest building in the city, and the 36th-tallest building in the state of Oklahoma. The architect who designed the building was Arthur M. Atkinson.

The Thompson Building was originally constructed as a 10-story low-rise commercial building in 1923. Five additional floors were built in 1929, six years after the completion of the original structure, bringing the high-rise to its present height. The building was constructed in the Beaux Arts architectural style, and is the 2nd-tallest Beaux Arts high-rise in Tulsa, after the Mayo Hotel.

ee also

* List of tallest buildings in Tulsa
* Buildings of Tulsa

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