| 1.Property Name |
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA - ADAMS HALL |
| 2.Resource Name |
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
| 3.Address |
307 WEST BROOKS STREET |
| 4.City |
NORMAN |
| 5.Vicinity |
No Data |
| 6. County |
Cleveland |
| 7.Lot |
No Data |
| 8.Block |
No Data |
| 9.Plat Name |
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, MAIN C |
| 10.Section |
31 |
| 11.Township |
9N |
| 12.Range |
2W |
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13a.Latitude (North) |
35.2075366
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13b.Longitude (West) |
-97.447939
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14a.UTM Zone |
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14b.Northings |
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14c.Eastings
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| 15.Resource Type |
Building |
| 16.Historic Function |
EDUCATION |
| 17.Current Function |
EDUCATION |
| 18.Area of significance, Primary |
ARCHITECTURE |
| 19.Area of significance, Secondary |
EDUCATION |
| 20.Description of Significance |
LOCATED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA DISTRICT; AS OF 2004, THIS BUILDING WARRANTS FURTHER STUDY BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE ASSOCIATION WITH NEW DEAL ART. |
| 21.Document Resource |
SANBORN MAPS 1944 |
| 22.Name of the Preparer |
ARCHITECTURE/HISTORIC SURVEY OF NORMAN UIVERSITIES |
| 23.Survey Project |
YES
Project Name:
ARCHITECTURE/HISTORIC SURVEY OF NORMAN UIVERSITIES
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| 24.Date of Preparation |
1988; UPDATED 2004 |
| 25.Photographs |
Yes
Year:
1987; 2004 |
| 26. Architect/Builder |
JOE E. SMAY |
| 27. Year Built |
1936 |
| 28.Original Site |
Yes
Date Moved:
No Data |
| From Where |
No Data |
| 29.Accessible |
Yes |
| 30.Architectural Style |
Gothic |
| Other Architectural Style
|
Not Applicable |
| 31.Foundation Material |
CONCRETE |
| 32.Roof Type |
GABLED |
| 33.Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
| 34.Wall Material (Primary) |
CONCRETE |
| 35.Wall Material (Secondary) |
Limestone |
| 36.Window Type |
PIVOTAL |
| 37.Window Material |
METAL |
| 38.Door Type |
DOUBLE DOOR |
| 39.Door Material |
METAL |
| 40.Exterior Features |
4 STORIES, STATUES, ENGRAVINGS OF PETROLEUM AND MINING ABOVE THE WEST ENTRANCE. |
| 41.Interior Features |
IN THE LOBBY INSIDE THE SOUTH ENTRANCE ARE SEVEN PANELS PAINTED IN 1936 BY CRAIG SHEPPARD. THE PANELS DEPICT VARIOUS COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SCENES. |
| 42.Decorative Details |
SEE DESCRIPTION OF RESOURCE |
| 43.Condition of Resource |
Excellent (perfectly maintained) |
| 44.Description of Resource |
STATUES AT EACH SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE THAT REPRESENT INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE. ABOVE THE TUDOR-ARCHED DOORWAY APPEARS, BOTH IN GOTHIC, THE NAME OF THIS BUILDING, AND AT EACH SIDE, THE DATE OF THE REALIZATION OF A DREAM. TOPPING THE OCTAGONAL BAY IS A HORIZONTAL FRIEZE OF COINS. |
| 45.Comments |
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| 46.Placement |
AT BROOKS AND ASP AVE. |
| 47.Listed on National Register |
No |
| Continuation: |
THE STATUES ARE ATTRIBUTED TO JULES STRUPPECK, POSSIBLY THE FIRST SCULPTURE GRADUATE AT OU. WHETHER THEY WERE ALSO PRODUCED THROUGH THE WPA NEEDS RESEARCH. |
| National Register Entry |
No Data |
| Date Updated (mm/dd/yyyy) |
2/26/2018 11:09:58 AM |