Broadway Tower (Enid, Oklahoma)

Broadway Tower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	114 E. Broadway St., Enid, Oklahoma
Coordinates	36°23′48″N 97°52′38″W
Built	1931
Architect	Enid & Layton, Hicks & Forsythe; McMillan & Shelton Const. Co.
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	85002789[1]
Added to NRHP	November 14, 1985

The Broadway Tower, located in the Enid Downtown Historic District in Enid, Oklahoma, was constructed in 1931 by McMillen and Shelton Construction Company. The Broadway Development Company hired George Ernst von Blumenauer of Enid, and the Oklahoma City firm Layton, Hicks, and Forsythe to design the building, in the Art Deco style.

In 1943, Mr. Garrison Munger, Sr. purchased the building. It remained in his family's ownership until 1981. It is currently owned by Tower Investment Company and Oklahoma partnership. The building is the tallest in Enid at 14 stories tall. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985. [1]

After a fire destroyed the original Garfield County Courthouse, the Broadway Tower became a temporary courthouse location from 1932 to 1936.[2]

In 2015 the building was closed to the public when portions of the brick exterior separated from the building.[3][4] It was declared dilapidated by the City of Enid in 2022.[5]

Gallery

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  A skyline view of Enid, Oklahoma with Broadway Tower
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  Looking up at Enid's Broadway Tower
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  Enid Post office with Broadway Tower in the background
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  Enid skyline at sunset with Broadway Tower
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  Broadway Tower
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  Pioneers Statue with Broadway Tower behind it.
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  Broadway Tower seen during Christmas season.
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  Broadway Tower

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination for the Broadway Tower, #85002789 (PDF), National Park Service, 1985, archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2010
3. Summars, Emily (December 4, 2015). "UPDATE: Broadway Tower closed until further notice due to buckling brick facade". Enid News & Eagle. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
4. Garza, Ariana (December 2, 2015). "Enid's Broadway Tower Hotel closed for repairs". KOCO. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
5. McKendrick, Kelci (August 2, 2022). "Commissioners deny dilapidation appeal regarding 3 downtown buildings". Enid News & Eagle. Retrieved January 9, 2023.