First Christian Church

First Christian Church

Designed by R. Duane Conner and Conner & Pojezny

1956

OKC

 

For obvious reasons, this church is my favorite building in OKC, and I'm happy to say that a nomination to the National Register is in the works for this fantastic piece of googie architecture. If it is added (and I'm sure it will be), this will be the second building designed by my grandfather to be included on the register (the first is the Y Chapel of Song on the UCO campus in Edmond, OK).

 

 

 

My friend, David Wanzer, and I were asked to host a mid-century architectural tour of OKC for the National Trust for Historic Preservation's national Main Streets conference here last week. Of course, we happily obliged and were delighted to show guests from all over the country some of our great architecture. Here are the buildings that we included on the tour:

 

St. Luke's Methodist Church (tour inside)

State Capital Bank (tour outside only)

First Christian Church (tour outside because the conference opening ceremony was held here)

The Gold Dome (tour inside)

Citizens Tower (tour inside)

Pollock House (tour outside)

St. Patrick's Church (tour inside)

Done