Price Tower
High-rise building in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Price Tower is a nineteen-story, 221-foot-high tower at 510 South Dewey Avenue in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. It was built in 1956 to a design by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is the only realized skyscraper by Wright, and is one of only two vertically oriented Wright structures extant; the other is the S.C. Johnson Wax Research Tower in Racine, Wisconsin.
For the building in Quebec City, see Édifice Price.
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Price Tower | |
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General information | |
Type | Multi-use |
Location | 510 S. Dewey Avenue Bartlesville, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Construction started | 1952 |
Completed | 1956 |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 221 ft (67 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 19 |
Floor area | 42,000 square feet (3,900 m2) |
Lifts/elevators | 4 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Frank Lloyd Wright |
Main contractor | Haskell Culwell |
Price Tower | |
Location | Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
Coordinates | 36°44′52.21″N 95°58′34.23″W |
Built | 1956 |
Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright |
NRHP reference No. | 74001670[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 13, 1974 |
Designated NHL | March 29, 2007[2] |
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The Price Tower was commissioned by Harold C. Price of the H. C. Price Company, a local oil pipeline and chemical firm. It opened to the public in February 1956.