National Register Record for IROQUOIS APARTMENTS

Historic Name: IROQUOIS APARTMENTS
Current Name: MIDTOWN BRICK BOX APARTMENTS 1910-1935, OKLAHOMA CITY MPS
Address: 900 NORTHWEST 13TH STREET
City: OKLAHOMA CITY            County: OKLAHOMA
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: BUILT BY W. J. HOOVER IN 1928, THE IROQUOIS APARTMENTS BUILDING IS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND UNDER CRITERION C AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR ARCHITECTURE. THE BUILDING IS AMONG 25 “BRICK BOX” APARTMENT BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED BY VARIOUS DEVELOPERS BETWEEN 1910 AND 1935 IN AN AREA OF OKLAHOMA CITY KNOWN TODAY AS MIDTOWN. THE IROQUOIS APARTMENTS HISTORICALLY CATERED TO SINGLE, WORKING-CLASS TENANTS, WITH W. J. HOOVER ADVERTISING AFFORDABLE RENTS AND THE BUILDING’S PROXIMITY TO AN INTERURBAN RAILWAY STATION. THE BUILDING HARKENS TO A PERIOD WHEN DEVELOPMENT IN MIDTOWN BOOMED, THE RESIDENTIAL POPULATION STEADILY INCREASED, AND DEMANDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING WERE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH. IT REMAINS DISTINCT FOR ITS RECTANGULAR SHAPE, BRICK CONSTRUCTION, AND NARROW, NORTH-FACING FAÇADE WITH DECORATIVE FRONT GABLES AND ARCHED ENTRYWAYS EMBLEMATIC OF THE TUDOR REVIVAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLE. LISTED 2 DECEMBER 2019.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DOMESTIC: MULTIPLE DWELLING; DOMESTIC: SECONDARY STRUCTURE
Current Function: VACANT/ NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: TUDOR REVIVAL
Architect: BUILDER: W. J. HOOVER
Year Built: 1928            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None