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Skirvin Hotel
First Opened in 1911. Two 10-story towers housed 224 rooms when the hotel first opened. A third tower was added in 1930 and the structure raised to 14 stories, increasing the number of guest rooms to 525. The hotel closed in 1988, but remains on the National Register of Historic Places. The hotel reopened on Feb 26, 2007.
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1 Park Avenue, Downtown, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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35.469548, -97.51364
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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Skirvin Hotel ** (added 1979 - Building - #79002010)
Also known as Skirvin Plaza Hotel
1 Park Ave., Oklahoma City
  • Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
  • Architect, builder, or engineer: Layton,William Balser
  • Architectural Style: No Style Listed
  • Historic Person: Skirvin,William Balser
  • Significant Year: 1910, 1911
  • Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce
  • Period of Significance: 1900-1924
  • Owner: Private
  • Historic Function: Domestic
  • Historic Sub-function: Hotel
  • Current Function: Domestic
  • Current Sub-function: Hotel
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Entry last updated on 2/27/2007 10:26:36 AM by Kevin