# Philtower Building > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Philtower_Building > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Philtower_Building.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philtower_Building > Source revision: 1335492072 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox NRHP | name = Philtower | nrhp_type = cp | image = Philtower-Building-Tulsa-Oklahoma.jpg | caption = The Philtower (center) set against several other downtown Tulsa buildings | location = 427 S. Boston Ave.,
[Tulsa, Oklahoma](/source/Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma) | coordinates = {{coord|36|9|7|N|95|59|19|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Oklahoma#USA | area = less than one acre | built = 1928 | architect = Keene & Simpson; Delk, Edward Buehler | architecture = | added = August 29, 1979 | refnum = 79002032 {{NRISref|version=2009a}} | nocat = yes }} The '''Philtower Building''' is a historic building located at 427 South Boston Avenue in [Tulsa](/source/Tulsa), [Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma). == Description and history == Completed in 1928, it was designed by [Edward Buehler Delk](/source/Edward_Buehler_Delk) and financed by renowned oilman and dedicated philanthropist [Waite Phillips](/source/Waite_Phillips) (1883–1964)."Philtower website: History"Retrieved June 20, 2011. Associated architects [Keene & Simpson](/source/Keene_%26_Simpson) performed architectural supervision in the construction of the building.[http://www.tulsaarchitecture.com/architects/keene.shtml Keene] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426005339/http://www.tulsaarchitecture.com/architects/keene.shtml |date=2012-04-26 }} In 1941, Phillips deeded the Philtower Building to the [Boy Scouts of America](/source/Boy_Scouts_of_America) (BSA), along with most of his [Philmont Ranch](/source/Philmont_Scout_Ranch) and [Villa Philmonte](/source/Villa_Philmonte). The income from the building was used to help support Philmont. In 1977, the BSA sold the Building to a group of local investors. This group, The Philtower LLC, is the current owner. It is an example of [neo-Gothic](/source/neo-Gothic) and [art deco](/source/art_deco) architecture. thumb|Philtower tile roof and upper floors, Tulsa, OK According to the Tulsa Preservation Commission, the building represents the [Gothic Revival architecture](/source/Gothic_Revival_architecture) style. A notable feature is the illuminated, sloping tiled roof. The office on the 21st floor that was used by Waite Phillips has been preserved.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tulsapreservationcommission.org/nationalregister/buildings/index.pl?id=35 |title=Tulsa Preservation Commission Website: "Philtower Building" |access-date=June 21, 2011 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716085243/http://www.tulsapreservationcommission.org/nationalregister/buildings/index.pl?id=35 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/waite-phillips-executive-office-restored-to-former-glory/article_b8b005fe-01c4-50b7-884b-61b58a42f436.html Tulsa World – Waite Phillips Execute Office Restored to Former Glory] thumb|the stone-relief rosette ceiling in the lobby of the Philtower building The vaulted lobby ceiling is composed of large carved stone rosettes that were created in Italy and reassembled in the building by the same craftsmen that made them.{{Cite web |title=FROM OIL TO ART DECO |url=https://viemagazine.com/article/art-deco-tulsa-architecture/ |access-date=2024-03-25}} Originally built as a [high-rise](/source/high-rise) office building, floors 12–20 were converted to loft apartments in 2004, making the Philtower Tulsa's first mixed use high-rise. The building has 24 floors and is 323 feet tall. It was listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 1979. It was included in the [Oil Capital Historic District](/source/Oil_Capital_Historic_District) on December 13, 2010.[http://www.ocgi.okstate.edu/shpo/nhrpdfs/10001013.pdf National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Oil Capital Historic District.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715155729/http://www.ocgi.okstate.edu/shpo/nhrpdfs/10001013.pdf |date=2014-07-15 }} Retrieved June 19, 2014. ==See also== {{commons category}} *[List of tallest buildings in Tulsa](/source/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Tulsa) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.philtower.com/ Philtower Official Site] *[http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=853/ Philtower at Skyscraper Page] * [http://voicesofoklahoma.com/elliot_and_virginia_phillips.html Voices of Oklahoma interview with Elliot "Chope" and Virginia Phillips.] First person interview conducted on May 5, 2009, with Elliot "Chope" and Virginia Phillips, son and daughter-in-law of Waite Phillips. Original audio and transcript archived with [http://voicesofoklahoma.com/index.html Voices of Oklahoma oral history project.] {{s-start}} {{succession box | before=[Mayo Hotel](/source/Mayo_Hotel) | title=[Tallest Building in Tulsa](/source/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Tulsa) | years=1927—1928
105m | after=[320 South Boston Building](/source/320_South_Boston_Building) }} {{s-end}} {{Tulsa skyscrapers}} {{NRHP in Tulsa County}} {{Authority control}} Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma Category:Art Deco architecture in Oklahoma Category:Office buildings completed in 1928 Category:Residential skyscrapers in Tulsa, Oklahoma Category:Historic district contributing properties in Oklahoma Category:1928 establishments in Oklahoma Category:National Register of Historic Places in Tulsa, Oklahoma --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Philtower Building](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philtower_Building) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philtower_Building?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.