Frankly Lloyd Wright's Price Tower was first conceived in an aerial perspective drafted c. 1929 - 1931, in which Wright titled the perspective \"St. Mark's-in-the-Bouwerie Tower." The perspective envisioned three towers pulled together by St. Mark's Church residing at their center. However, Wright's vision failed to manifest due to the Great Depression and the financial crisis that made obtaining capital difficult. In 1952(a) Harold C. Price commissioned Wright in to design a company headquarters building that would be built in Oklahoma. Wright adapted his previous vision resulting in the Price Tower design that was submitted to Price, Sr. as a final draft on September 16, 1952. The design concept of the Tower unique in that it emphasized a central core construction allowing for a cantilevered floor layout, hence the references of the Tower to a tree. Additionally, Price's requirements included not only storage and office space, but apartments in the upper levels of the Tower. The lower levels of the Tower were also slated to be used by other business entities other than H.C. Price Co. which was to generated additional income. Building construction began in 1953 (c) and ended 1956 (c). Furniture and appliances were all integrated into the design concept. material and aesthetic display mimic and or compliment the building's exterior in geometric form. On July 20th, 1953, with construction cost approaching $1.25 million, Wright changes the facade material to reduce cost. Additionally, on August 24 of the same year, Wright changed the basement and foot plans for the building; however, its difficult to say if this changed any aesthetic element as originally conceived. Price, Sr also made several request to Wright for changes in the furniture design; once on May 25th of 1955 and another June 22nd of the same year. What we have is a design concept that is altered by the realities of price-cost effects and the desire of the client, however, this was one tension that never went beyond the main focus of the constructing the building. In 1981, H.C. Price Co. sells the Tower to Phillips Petroleum Company of Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The building is used as storage facility for the Phillips Co. and suffers some deteriorative affects of neglect. By 2000, Phillips refurbished the Tower under the suggestions of the Bartlesville Museum, whose received a leasing space in the Tower in 1990. In 1991, the Museums is reorganized as the Price Tower Art Center. By 2001, Phillips Co. donate the building to Art Center that is then run by former chair Phillips Co, C. J. Silas. In 2002-2003 (c) eight floors of the Tower are remodeled that convert the space into a hotel and restaurant/bar. The top three floor are restored to their original look. In 2003, Zaha Hadid is commissioned to design an adjoining structure for the tower. In March 2007 (a), the Price Tower is designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

2000 (a) Phillips Co. refurbishes building2002 - 2003 (c) 8 floors floors of building are remodeled into 21 hotel rooms, 1 restaurant, and 1 bar.2003 new arts center constructed that adjoins to the Tower (approximate size of additional is 50K sq. feet)2006 August (a) Floors 17, 18, and 19 are remodeled to original 1956 appearance.

but notice the color of the building is also green. Additionally

Remodeled and refurbished interior. changes to interior style seem significant, but are yet to be exhaustively cataloged. Exterior facade utilized copper metal sheathing that was installed as a permanent fixture to the exterior concrete walls. The glass plating used for the facade also has a particular color saturation in order to attracted and reflect light in a shimmering manner. The selection of exterior glass was made by H.C. Price, Sr. and the is known as \"golden polish plate glass." The building lacks conventional symmetry and is marked by is more or less spatial complexity in that the building designed from the top would seem to suggest a star-like appearance. Running through the center of the building is the building's structural core in which the building draws is most support from. This "taproot" construction is why its sometime called a "tree

providing for large interior spaces and tall ceilings. The Tower is also a multifunctional use building in that is serves the architects original conception

because of the core support structure system

the floor and wall of the entire building are cantilevered

the Tower housed office space

a museum

and apartment. In keeping with this traditional

the recent upgrade have maintained and expanded the museums presence

added a restaurant/bar

and converted the apartment space into hotel rooms. The building for this reason follows both form and function as multipurpose use building. Interestingly | https://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp/GetAsset?assetID=1e58745d-195e-4e15-9958-8b9d24f28f94