Layton & Forsyth
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Layton & Forsyth was a prominent Oklahoma
architectural firm that also practiced as partnership including Layton Hicks & Forsyth and Layton, Smith & Forsyth. Led by Oklahoma City
architect Solomon Layton, partners included George Forsyth, S. Wemyss Smith, Jewell Hicks, and James W. Hawk.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
architectural firm that also practiced as partnership including Layton Hicks & Forsyth and Layton, Smith & Forsyth. Led by Oklahoma City
Oklahoma city
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
architect Solomon Layton, partners included George Forsyth, S. Wemyss Smith, Jewell Hicks, and James W. Hawk.
Layton & Smith
- Baum building (1910), a building said to have been inspired by Doge’s Palace in Venice, Italy, located at 131 West Grand Avenue (now Sheridan). It was demolished in 1973 to make way for a small shopping center, and several of its finialFinialThe finial is an architectural device, typically carved in stone and employed decoratively to emphasize the apex of a gable or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a building or structure. Smaller finials can be used as a decorative ornament on the ends of curtain rods...
s are "scattered" throughout Oklahoma City as sculptureSculptureSculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
s "in parks or medians". - El Reno High SchoolEl Reno High School- Architectural History :El Reno High School, located at 405 South Choctaw in El Reno, Oklahoma, is a -story horizontally massed, detached building . Measuring 175 feet east-west and 132 feet north-south, the building is oriented in an east-west direction, with the main entrance facing west on...
(1911), located at 405 S. Choctaw in El Reno, OklahomaEl Reno, OklahomaEl Reno is a city in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States, in the central part of the state. A part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area, El Reno is west of downtown Oklahoma City...
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Layton Smith & Forsyth
- Ponca City Hall (1917), a Spanish Colonial architecture style building at 516 E. Grand Avenue in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Two wings were added in 1923.
- Moose Lodge (1920) at 111-113 N. 2nd in Ponca City, Oklahoma, a Classical Revival architecture style that was the Ponca City Post Office, and contained "bowling lanes, a billiard room, shower area, and lounging room" and its third floor was later used for community dances were held on the 3rd floor.
- Home State Theatre, a 2,200 seat Neo-Classical architecture style building with a Byzantine architectureByzantine architectureByzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. The empire gradually emerged as a distinct artistic and cultural entity from what is today referred to as the Roman Empire after AD 330, when the Roman Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire east from Rome to...
style interior, remodeled into a Streamline design in the 1940s1940sFile:1940s decade montage.png|Above title bar: events which happened during World War II : From left to right: Troops in an LCVP landing craft approaching "Omaha" Beach on "D-Day"; Adolf Hitler visits Paris, soon after the Battle of France; The Holocaust occurred during the war as Nazi Germany...
, operated from 1923 to 1951. It is currently used as office space.
Layton Hicks & Forsyth
- Journal Record BuildingJournal Record BuildingThe Journal Record Building, also known as the Law Journal Record Building and the India Temple Shrine Building, is a Classical Revival style building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was completed in 1923 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980...
(originally the India Temple Shrine Building), Oklahoma City (1923), a Classical Revival style building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was damaged in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombingOklahoma City bombingThe Oklahoma City bombing was a terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. It was the most destructive act of terrorism on American soil until the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Oklahoma blast claimed 168 lives, including 19...
and now houses the Oklahoma City National MemorialOklahoma City National MemorialThe Oklahoma City National Memorial is a memorial in the United States that honors the victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were affected by the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The memorial is located in downtown Oklahoma City on the former site of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal...
Museum.
- Bizzell LibraryBizzell Memorial LibraryThe Bizzell Memorial Library, known also as Bizzell Library, is located at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. It was constructed in 1929 during the administration of OU's fifth president, William Bennett Bizzell...
, University of OklahomaUniversity of OklahomaThe University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
(1928), a collegiate Gothic architecture style building at 401 West Brooks Street. Rear addition made in 1958 and Neustadt Wing build in 1982. - (planned 1929)
- Broadway Tower (Enid, Oklahoma)Broadway Tower (Enid, Oklahoma)The Broadway Tower, located in the Enid Downtown Historic District in Enid, Oklahoma, was constructed in 1931 by McMillen and Shelton Construction Company. The Broadway Development Company hired George Ernst von Blumenauer of Enid, and the Oklahoma City firm Layton, Hicks, and Forsythe to design...
(1931) is a 14-story Art Deco highrise listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Kirkpatrick AuditoriumKirkpatrick AuditoriumThe Kirkpatrick Fine Art Center is the main performance venue at Oklahoma City University. It connects to the Wanda L Bass Music Center. Combined they house the Wanda L Bass School of Music and the newly formed School of Theatre....
, Oklahoma City, 1928
- Taft Junior High School (1931) in Oklahoma CityOklahoma cityOklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
is an Art Deco styles building shaped like an arrowhead as a design paying tribute to Native American culture. It is located at NW 23rd and May Avenue and includes pained ceilings. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Additions were made in 1940.
- Skirvin Hotel (1911) ten floors building with two towers built by William Balser SkirvinWilliam Balser SkirvinWilliam Balser Skirvin was an American real estate developer and oil millionaire. He is best known for his establishment of the Skirvin Hotel, an Oklahoma City landmark now listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
at 1 Park Avenue Park. A third tower was added in the 1920s and three additional floors in 1930. The hotel, Oklahoma City's oldest, closed in 1988, and was finally renovated and reopened in 2007.