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Adams Hotel
(Minks-Adams Hotel)
 403 South Cheyenne Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74103
Built during 1927 & 1928
Information Provided by Tulsa Preservation Commission
The Adams Hotel is located on a lot in the heart of
the Central Business District of Tulsa. Built by I. S. Mincks to capitalize on the 1928 International Petroleum Exposition, the building has thirteen floors
, with a full basement and penthouse. A 1935 liquidation sale gave it new owners and a new name: the Adams Hotel.
The Adams facade is widely recognized as an
excellent example of glazed terra-cotta veneering. Produced by the Northwestern Terra Cotta Company, the terra cotta pastel blues and reds are
still quite noticeable, and the individual tile units are sound, with tight mortar joints. The architectural style of the facade is eclectic, in the mood of the
1893 to 1917 period when architects felt free to use any and all decorative motifs as they saw fit. Its highly ornate facade is an imaginative combination of Gothic, Italian Renaissance, and
Baroque decorations. Terra cotta is also used extensively in the interior of the building in the
lobby, coffee shop, and stairwell. This hotel was listed in the National Register on November 7, 1978, under National Register Criterion C, and its NRIS number is 78002273.
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