Oklahoma City ยท Downtown & Automobile Alley
Colcord Hotel
Charles F. Colcord's 1910 office tower, called the city's first skyscraper, built in reinforced concrete after the 1906 San Francisco quake.
- Built
- 1910Built as a 12-story office building, begun 1909 and completed 1910; converted to a hotel and reopened in 2006.
- Style
- Chicago School, Sullivan-influenced
- Architect
- William A. Wells
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Rooms
- 108
- Area
- Downtown & Automobile Alley
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
Charles F. Colcord built the Colcord Building as Oklahoma City’s first skyscraper, using reinforced concrete after seeing the damage from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The architect, William A. Wells, was a student of Louis Sullivan, and the nomination calls the legend that Sullivan approved every part of the design unconfirmed. Only the east wing of a planned two-wing design was built. Developer Paul Coury converted the office building to a hotel, which reopened in 2006.
Good to know
- Address: 15 N Robinson Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.