Deco District in Tulsa in Tulsa County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
The Adams
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 9, 2025
1. The Adams Marker
The Adams
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
Location. 36° 9.088′ N, 95° 59.563′ W. Marker is in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in Tulsa County. It is in the Deco District. It is at the intersection of South Cheyenne Avenue and West 4th Street, on the left when traveling south on South Cheyenne Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 403 S Cheyenne Ave, Tulsa OK 74103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Muscogee Nation and specifically in the Cherokee Nation. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Mayo Building (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memoriam (about 800 feet away); Tulsa (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Mid-Continent Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Philtower Building (approx. Ό mile away); Pentane (C5H12) Molecular Model (approx. Ό mile away); Electricity for Tulsa (approx. Ό mile away); Tulsa Municipal Building (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tulsa.
Regarding The Adams. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The Adams is something of a monument to terra-cotta, an industrial product of the 19th century and one widely used all over the country in the first few decades of the 20th century.
The highly ornate facade of the Adams - its most distinguishing feature - is an imaginative combination of Gothic, Italian Renaissance, and Baroque decorations. Of terra-cotta, the facade is in a remarkably good state of preservation
I.S. Ike Mincks built then then Mincks Hotel in 1927-1928 to capitalize on the 1928 InternationalPetroleum Exposition. A 1935 liquidation sale gave it new owners and a new name - the Adams Hotel. From the 1960s to date it has had several different owners - and uses.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 9, 20252. The Adams MarkerThe plaque is surrounded by a decorative motif made of terra cotta, which is the building's distinguishing architectural and historical characteristic.
Also see . . .
1. Mincks-Adams Hotel. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on July 22, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Mincks-Adams Hotel, 1927-1928. The Adams facade is widely recognized as an excellent example of glazed terra-cotta veneering. (Historic Tulsa blog, April 28, 2010; archived Feb. 9, 2015 by Internet Archive) (Submitted on May 14, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 9, 2025
3. The Adams
It is presently an apartment building.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 9, 2025
4. The Adams Duplicate Marker
This marker is at the building's West 4th Street entrance.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 14, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
