List of tallest buildings in Tulsa, Oklahoma facts for kids
Tulsa is the second largest city in Oklahoma, a state in the United States. This city is home to many tall buildings, also known as high-rises. There are 26 buildings in Tulsa that are taller than 200 feet (61 meters). Four of these buildings are even taller than 492 feet (150 meters)!
The tallest building in Tulsa is the BOK Tower. It stands 667 feet (203.3 meters) tall in Downtown Tulsa and was finished in 1975. It's also the second-tallest building in all of Oklahoma. The second-tallest skyscraper in Tulsa is the Cityplex Central Tower, which is 648 feet (197.5 meters) tall and was built in 1979. The First Place Tower, completed in 1975, is 516 feet (157.3 meters) tall and is the third-tallest building in the city. Did you know that five of the ten tallest buildings in Oklahoma are right here in Tulsa?
The story of skyscrapers in Tulsa began in 1918 with the Cosden Building. This building, with its 16 floors, is often seen as Tulsa's very first skyscraper. The first buildings in Tulsa to be taller than 492 feet (150 meters) were the BOK Tower and the First Place Tower, both finished in 1975. As of late 2019, no new buildings taller than 197 feet (60 meters) were being built or planned. Experts who study tall buildings rank Tulsa's skyline as one of the tallest in the Southern United States and among the top 25 in the entire United States.
Tulsa's Tallest Buildings
As of November 1, 2019, Tulsa has 29 tall buildings that are at least 200 feet (61 meters) high. This height includes spires and other architectural parts, but not antenna masts.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOK Tower |  |
667 (203.3) | 52 | 1975 | 36°9′18.6″N 95°59′26.1″W / 36.155167°N 95.990583°W | The 2nd-tallest building in Oklahoma. It was the tallest building built in Tulsa in the 1970s and is the tallest office building in the city. |
| 2 | Cityplex Central Tower |  |
648 (197.5) | 60 | 1979 | 36°2′35.5″N 95°57′12.6″W / 36.043194°N 95.953500°W | The 3rd-tallest building in Oklahoma. It's the tallest building in Tulsa located outside of Downtown Tulsa. |
| 3 | First Place Tower |  |
516 (157.3) | 40 | 1975 | 36°2′35.5″N 95°57′12.6″W / 36.043194°N 95.953500°W | The 4th-tallest building in Oklahoma. |
| 4 | Mid-Continent Tower |  |
513 (156.4) | 36 | 1918/1984 | 36°9′9.8″N 95°59′20.1″W / 36.152722°N 95.988917°W | The 5th-tallest building in Oklahoma. It was first built as a 16-story building in 1918, and then 20 more stories were added in 1984. It was the tallest building built in Tulsa in the 1910s. |
| 5 | Bank of America Center |  |
412 (125.6) | 32 | 1967 | 36°9′1.7″N 95°59′26.4″W / 36.150472°N 95.990667°W | The 10th-tallest building in Oklahoma. It was the tallest building built in Tulsa in the 1960s. |
| 6 | 320 South Boston Building |  |
400 (121.9) | 22 | 1917 | 36°9′11.3″N 95°59′23.3″W / 36.153139°N 95.989806°W | The 11th-tallest building in Oklahoma. |
| 7 | 110 West 7th Building |  |
388 (118.3) | 28 | 1971 | 36°8′54.7″N 95°59′26.3″W / 36.148528°N 95.990639°W | The 13th-tallest building in Oklahoma. |
| 8 | University Club Towers |  |
377 (115) | 32 | 1966 | 36°8′14.3″N 95°59′28.1″W / 36.137306°N 95.991139°W | The 14th-tallest building in Oklahoma. It is the tallest building in Tulsa where people live. |
| 9 | Cityplex West Tower |  |
348 (106.1) | 30 | 1981 | 36°2′34.2″N 95°57′15.2″W / 36.042833°N 95.954222°W | The 15th-tallest building in Oklahoma. It was the tallest building built in Tulsa in the 1980s. |
| 10 | Philtower |  |
343 (104.5) | 24 | 1927 | 36°9′8″N 95°59′19.1″W / 36.15222°N 95.988639°W | The 16th-tallest building in Oklahoma. It was the tallest building built in Tulsa in the 1920s. |
| 11 | Williams Center Tower II | — | 324 (98.7) | 23 | 1983 | 36°9′13.9″N 95°59′31.9″W / 36.153861°N 95.992194°W | The 17th-tallest building in Oklahoma. |
| 12 | One Warren Place | — | 284 (86.6) | 20 | 1983 | 36°4′22.9″N 95°55′22.4″W / 36.073028°N 95.922889°W | The 24th-tallest building in Oklahoma. |
| 13 | Two Warren Place | — | 274 (83.5) | 19 | 1986 | 36°4′27.2″N 95°55′30.8″W / 36.074222°N 95.925222°W | |
| 14 | 410 West 7th Street | — | 257 (78.4) | 20 | 1970 | 36°8′47.7″N 95°59′38.7″W / 36.146583°N 95.994083°W | |
| 450 West 7th Street | — | 257 (78.4) | 20 | 1970 | 36°8′49.2″N 95°59′40.7″W / 36.147000°N 95.994639°W | ||
| 16 | One Place Tower | — | 255 (77.7) | 17 | 2013 | 36°9′11″N 95°59′39.7″W / 36.15306°N 95.994361°W | It was the tallest building built in Tulsa in the 2010s. |
| 17 | Liberty Towers | — | 254 (77.4) | 23 | 1965 | 36°8′24″N 95°59′19.4″W / 36.14000°N 95.988722°W | |
| 18 | Boulder Towers | — | 253 (77.1) | 15 | 1959/1980 | 36°8′28.1″N 95°59′16.5″W / 36.141139°N 95.987917°W | The first tower was built in 1959-60, and the second in 1980. Both are the same height and have the same number of floors. |
| 19 | The Mayo Hotel |  |
252 (76.8) | 19 | 1925 | 36°9′3.5″N 95°59′32.2″W / 36.150972°N 95.992278°W | |
| 20 | First National Bank Building |  |
250 (76.2) | 20 | 1950 | 36°9′7.2″N 95°59′21.5″W / 36.152000°N 95.989306°W | It was the tallest building built in Tulsa in the 1950s. |
| 21 | Cityplex East Tower |  |
248 (75.6) | 20 | 1981 | 36°2′34.1″N 95°57′10.5″W / 36.042806°N 95.952917°W | |
| 22 | DoubleTree Hotel Tulsa-Downtown | — | 232 (70.6) | 18 | 1981 | 36°8′50.5″N 95°59′46.1″W / 36.147361°N 95.996139°W | |
| 23 | Remington Tower | — | 232 (70.6) | 18 | 1981 | ||
| 24 | Boston Avenue Methodist Church | — | 225 (63.5) | 15 | 1928-9 | <---36°9′12.2″N 95°59′31.6″W / 36.153389°N 95.992111°W---> | |
| 25 | Williams Center Tower I | — | 232 (70.6) | 18 | 1982 | 36°9′12.2″N 95°59′31.6″W / 36.153389°N 95.992111°W | |
| 26 | OneOK Plaza |  |
219 (66.7) | 17 | 1985 | 36°9′1.8″N 95°59′30″W / 36.150500°N 95.99167°W | |
| 27 | Thompson Building |  |
215 (65.5) | 15 | 1923 | 36°9′5.4″N 95°59′20.2″W / 36.151500°N 95.988944°W | |
| 28 | The Yorktown | — | 206 (62.8) | 16 | 1981 | 36°7′57.1″N 95°57′40.8″W / 36.132528°N 95.961333°W | |
| 29 | Mincks-Adams Hotel |  |
195 (59) | 13 | 1927-8 |
Timeline of Tulsa's Tallest Buildings
Since 1918, when the first tall building was constructed in Tulsa, only six different buildings have held the title of the city's tallest.
| Original name | Years as tallest | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosden Building | 1918–1925 (7 years) | — | 16 | |
| Mayo Hotel | 1925–1927 (2 years) | 252 (76.8) | 18 | |
| Philtower | 1927–1928 (1 year) | 343 (104.5) | 24 | |
| 320 South Boston Building | 1928–1967 (39 years) | 400 (121.9) | 22 | |
| Bank of America Center | 1967–1975 (8 years) | 412 (125.6) | 32 | |
| BOK Tower | 1975–present (50 years) | 667 (203.3) | 52 |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Tulsa para niños
- List of tallest buildings in Oklahoma
- Tallest buildings in the United States
- Tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest buildings in Oklahoma City
- Art Deco buildings in Tulsa
- Other buildings in Tulsa
