The Baltimore Hotel in

Muskogee, Oklahoma Muskogee () is the 13th-largest city in Oklahoma and is the county seat of Muskogee County, Oklahoma, Muskogee County. Home to Bacone College, it lies approximately southeast of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulsa. The population of the city was 36,878 as of ...

is one of five skyscraper buildings, ranging from five to ten stories tall, built in 1910–1912 and included in the Pre-Depression Muskogee Skyscrapers Thematic Resources study. The others are: * Manhattan Building (Muskogee, Oklahoma), * Railroad Exchange Building, * Severs Hotel, and * Surety Building. The Baltimore Hotel was eligible for listing on the

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, but its owner objected so the nomination was withdrawn, while the other four buildings were listed.

Building design

The Baltimore Hotel was constructed in 1910, and cost about $115,000. The design was called Chicago Commercial, so it lacks the Sullivan-style features of the other four buildings in this submission. Its clientele primarily catered to visiting businessmen and government personnel.

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Skyscrapers in Muskogee, Oklahoma Skyscraper hotels in Oklahoma Hotels established in 1910 Hotel buildings completed in 1910 {{Oklahoma-struct-stub