Sunday, July 19, 2009

Holland Hall, 1923


1850 South Boulder Avenue - Boulder on the Park


The Student Body in February 1924, Grades 1 through 12


This was the original building for Holland Hall, a private Episcopal school now located at 5666 South 81st Street, Tulsa. (photos courtesy of Beryl Ford Collection/Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Historical Society)


Charles A. Sanderson and Roy Wesley Sanderson originally constructed this building for Holland Hall School. Waite Phillips, W.G. Skelly and George S. Bole, along with several others, backed the project financially. The building was originally constructed with 9 classrooms, a shop, gymnasium, assembly auditorium, offices, and a chemical laboratory. The property was purchased by aerial cartography business Aero Exploration Company in 1938. It was later sold to KTUL Radio, a CBS affiliate, and Tulsa Broadcasting Company. KTUL remodeled the building internally and externally in 1947, converting the appearance to its current “Art Moderne” theme. (Tulsa Preservation Commission)

3 comments:

  1. This is wonderful Bill. Do you know Ron Palma? If not, you two should meet!

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  2. KTUL is the ABC affiliate. KOTV is the CBS affiliate.

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    1. KTUL radio (AM 1430) was a CBS Radio affiliate. In the early '60s, the station changed its call letters to KELi and switched to a rock'n'roll format. http://tulsatvmemories.com/tulradi3.html

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