National Register Record for SKIRVIN HOTEL

Historic Name: SKIRVIN HOTEL
Current Name: None
Address: 1 PARK AVENUE
City: OKLAHOMA CITY            County: OKLAHOMA
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE SKIRVIN HOTEL IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF CLASSICAL REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE IN OKLAHOMA CITY. IT IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT AS IT WAS DESIGNED BY SOLOMON LAYTON, AN IMPORTANT ARCHITECT IN OKLAHOMA. THE BUILDING IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT FOR THE ROLE IT PLAYED IN COMMERCE IN DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DOMESTIC/HOTEL
Current Function: DOMESTIC/HOTEL
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: COMMERCE
Architectural Style: CLASSICAL REVIVAL
Architect: SOLOMON LAYTON
Year Built: 1910            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 1979