11 fun facts about Price Tower in Bartlesville and architect Frank Lloyd Wright Jul 6, 2017 Jul 6, 2017 Take a look inside Frank Lloyd Wright's famous tower in Bartlesville, a National Historic Landmark. 1 Frank Lloyd Wright Price Tower.png 1. This year marks the 150th anniversary since architect Frank Lloyd Wright's birth. The exterior of the building is shown here, located at 510 S. Dewey Ave. in Bartlesville. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World 2 Price Tower exterior.png 2. Price Tower in Bartlesville is the only skyscraper designed and built by Wright. Photo by Cory Young/Tulsa World. 4 19 stories 4. The 19-story tower was completed in 1956. It cost $2.4 million to build — just a small fraction of what it would cost to build now. Today it's a multi-use facility. JAMES GIBBARD/Tulsa World JAMES GIBBARD 5 Copper Restaurant 5. Copper Restaurant and Bar is located on the 15th floor of the Bartlesville tower. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World Cory Young 6 The Inn 6. The Inn at Price Tower is a hotel at the top of the 19-story tower. It opened in 2003, and John Klein recently named it in his Top 10 places to stay and play in northeast Oklahoma. CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World Cory Young 7. Price Tower Arts Center 7. Also housed in Price Tower: The Price Tower Arts CenterCORY YOUNG/Tulsa World Cory Young 8 Historic 8. It's a big deal among historians. Price Tower was named a National Historic Landmark in 2007. In 2011, the building was nominated for the United Nations World Heritage List alongside some of Wright's other creations.CORY YOUNG/Tulsa World Cory Young 10 Westhope in Tulsa 10. Another Tulsa-area Frank Lloyd Wright creation is the Westhope house near East 36th Street and South Birmingham Avenue.JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World John Clanton Westhope Concrete blocks were formed on-site during the construction of Westhope, a home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, in 1930-31. World file John Clanton Tags Frank Lloyd Wright Price Tower Architecture Bartlesville Design Bachman Wilson Museum Of Modern Art Taliesin Unity Temple Westhope Tulsa Architecture Related to this collection