Hotel Franklin

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]

Hotel Franklin
Location in Oklahoma
Location in United States
Location217 West Jefferson, Mangum, Oklahoma
Coordinates34°52′26″N 99°30′23″W
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

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]

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