The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
OUR ARCHITECTS
UNSURPASSED
State And It's Capital Stand
High In Scale Of Public
Building Excellence.
NODERNITY Is THE KEYNOTE

SO other city ia the southwest has
better architect, and builders than
oklahoma CIry. for building has been
,u the past and will be- in the future
one of the greatest Industries Uf the
metropolis. The entire city has been
built IN comparatively IL few yeurs aud
building Las been d trade that called
mnul into action.
Oklahoma city has some Of the best
buildings ia the southwest, monu.
ments 10 the skill Of It's architects ana
builders. In the downtown districts
are many SKY %scrappers OF which any
city In the world would be proud 10
boast. Eastern cities may have tall.
er buildings, II Is true. but they are
no better In architecture, workman
ship or building material than those
ln oklahoma CITY.
In It's residences Oklahoma city
s%urlassrS many cities Of the world.
IN architecture there are many thar
are striking and all are handsome.
Even the smaller residences have
beautiful lines and are u modern con.
Strurtl"u. Some NJ the bungalows
rival those NJ the old world for beauty
and graccfuluc,s. The larger resi-.
lcnccs Indicate the skill uf lin, nrchi.
trct as we'll az the ability of the conl
tractor and the wealth uf the owner.
Center Of State Contracting.
This city n the center Of business
for architects aud contractors In the
state. Buildings all over the state are
planned by Oklahoma City architects
ana many Of them are erected by the
contractors whose places Of business
are here. The state looks TO them for
modern work In their lines. Every city
and town In the state has buildings
planned by the builders OF Oklahoma
city and many other plans are now
under way, for houses IN the city and
state.
II may be generally believed that
during recent years building in Okla
homa City had almost ceased for a
time, but that Is not Il fact. In the
dullest season OF the year building
has been going on steadily-not az
much Of II az I'm former times, II may
be. but scattered over the city could
De seen at any time a large number
OF houses In course Of construction
with the opening Of the present sea
son the architects and contractors
found a rush " business ready fH
them. Building has been resumed u
u scale that II nearly Ike that u
FORMER wears, when the city was grow.
Ing steadily. II will cOntiue through
out the season and IN another year
NAV assume even greater proportions.
This state Of affairs prevails gen
orally all over the state. and buildings
are going mp everywhere. Every town
In the state has its share and on the
farms there is more building this sea.
son than for several years past. The
architects md contractors have reason
70 Know that Oklahoma has resumed
It's natural growth. The constructive
period, which began on the day NJ the
opening, hns never ceased. although
at times there has been dullness. II
dld not last long, however. and build
Ing was soon resumed on A lorga
scale.
High School the Acme.
II must be a source OF pride IN the
contractors and builders OF Oklahonn
city when they contemplate the work
they have done during the past de.
cade. They have erected here A civ
mat Is one Of the wonders Of the
world. Visitors open their eyes I'm ss.
constituent when they see for the fret
time the great city that has becn
bullt In a few years. They are nmoy.
ed nj the skyscrapers, the handsome
residences, the public buildings and
the schools The oklahoma high
school building Il the city's pride and
many OF the ward schools are hand.
some structures. The value Of school
property alone In Oklahoma CITY runs
into millions. The court house IA hand.
some and well built. the only fauI,
TO be found with II being that II will.
soon be too small. When the courI
house was planned II could not h,
toreseen that Oklahoma CITY woult
attain its present size I'm n few wears
rms has hccn the case with man,
other buildings-the city has grown
beyond the expectations Of even thos,
VINO made the widest predictions a,
to the size II would attain.
The browning glory OF Oklahoms
thy M far as the building line 4,
concerned win he the magnificent CAM
tol building, a structure planned by
oklahoma City architects and 10 b,
one N the most modern capltols in Nh.
world The building viii be unllk,
amy other capitol in the United states
for It will have more c]onvenlences nm,
wiz present a most handsome appear
ance.