National Register of Historic Places

Southwestern Bell Main Dial Building

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Listed
June 21, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84003445

About this property

The Southwestern Bell Main Dial Building is a historic telephone exchange building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, built for the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in 1924. The original two-story Gothic Revival structure, which encompassed 18,726 square feet (1,739.7 m2), was to house the main dial equipment for the new automatic dial equipment that the company had introduced to Tulsa in November 1924. In 1930, the company added four floors to the top of the 1924 structure to house its divisional offices and toll terminal equipment needed for the underground cable that connected Tulsa with Oklahoma City. The 1930 addition was constructed in Zig Zag Art Deco Style.

Location

424 Detroit Ave.
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
36.15297, -95.98756

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Southwestern Bell Main Dial Building listed on the National Register?

Southwestern Bell Main Dial Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Southwestern Bell Main Dial Building?

Southwestern Bell Main Dial Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Southwestern Bell Main Dial Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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