Thompson Building

Historical high-rise building in Tulsa, Oklahoma

36°09′05″N 95°59′20″W / 36.15139°N 95.98889°W / 36.15139; -95.98889Completed1923, 1929^[1]Opening1923^[1]HeightRoof215 ft (66 m)^[2]Technical detailsFloor count15^[1]Design and constructionArchitect(s)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.^[2] It contains 15 floors,^[1] and was completed in 1923.^[2] 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 in 1923 as a 10-story low-rise commercial building by brothers William, Jay, and Roy Thompson to serve as the business home for their ranches—a role the building fulfilled for 58 years.^[2]^[3] When Tidewater Oil and Gas approached the Thompson brothers in 1929 seeking office space in downtown Tulsa, the brothers hired Rucks-Brandt Construction to add five additional floors to the structure as well as a copper-tiled steeple reaching another five floors, bringing the high-rise to its present height.^[2]^[3] The building was constructed in the Beaux Arts architectural style,^[1] and is the 2nd-tallest Beaux Arts high-rise in Tulsa, after the Mayo Hotel.

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Thompson Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Thompson Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-12-29.^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b Davis, KirLee, These Walls: Thompson Building in Downtown Tulsa, The Journal Record, Dec. 19, 2008.