Hotel Franklin
Hotel Franklin is located in Oklahoma
Hotel Franklin
Location in Oklahoma
Hotel Franklin is located in the United States
Hotel Franklin
Location in United States
Location217 West Jefferson, Mangum, Oklahoma
Coordinates34°52′26″N 99°30′23″W / 34.87389°N 99.50639°W / 34.87389; -99.50639 (Hotel Franklin)
Arealess than one acre
Built1929
Built byMcMillen-Shelton Co.
ArchitectLayton, Hicks & Forsyth
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.07000520[1]
Added to NRHPMay 31, 2007

The Hotel Franklin, at 217 West Jefferson in Mangum, Oklahoma, was built in 1929. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

It is a five-story, red brick building located at the northwest comer of Mangum's town square, specifically at the northwest corner of West Jefferson Street and West Commerce Alley.[2]

It was designed by architects Layton, Hicks & Forsyth and was built by contractor McMillen-Shelton Co. It is 51 by 112 feet (16 m × 34 m) in plan and is generally Renaissance Revival in style, with elements of classical and Mediterranean motifs. It has a three-part form of some skyscrapers, with base, shaft and capital. It has a reinforced concrete frame, with hollow clay tile curtain walls, sheathed in break. Carthage stone is used for trim. The hotel is topped by a neon "Hotel Franklin" sign.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Deah Linza Johnson; Jim Gabbert (December 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Franklin". National Park Service. Retrieved November 9, 2018. With accompanying 12 photos


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