Layton & Forsyth was a prominent Oklahomaarchitectural firm that also practiced as partnership including Layton Hicks & Forsyth and Layton, Smith & Forsyth. Led by Oklahoma City architect Solomon Layton, partners included George Forsyth, S. Wemyss Smith, Jewell Hicks, and James W. Hawk.[1]
Solomon Layton
Baum Building (1910), a building said to have been inspired by Doge’s Palace in Venice, Italy, located at 131 West Grand Avenue (now Sheridan). It was demolished in 1973 to make way for a small shopping center, and several of its finials are "scattered" throughout Oklahoma City as sculptures "in parks or medians".[2]
Original Oklahoma City Public Schools Administration Building (1919) at 400 N. Walnut, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Currently being rehabilitated for occupation by the Ryan Whaley law firm.[4]
Beckham County Courthouse in Sayre, Oklahoma was designed in 1911 and added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1984.[5] Said to be a blend of Neo-Classical and Second Renaissance Revival styles, it is one of the few courthouses in Oklahoma to be surmounted by a dome.[6]
Moose Lodge (1920) at 111-113 N. 2nd in Ponca City, Oklahoma, a Classical Revival architecture style that was the Ponca City Post Office, and contained "bowling lanes, a billiard room, shower area, and lounging room" and its third floor was later used for community dances were held on the 3rd floor.[7]
Home State Theatre, a 2,200 seat Neo-Classical architecture style building with a Byzantine architecture style interior, remodeled into a Streamline design in the 1940s, operated from 1923 to 1951. It is currently used as office space.[8]
Taft Junior High School (1931) in Oklahoma City is an Art Deco styles building shaped like an arrowhead as a design paying tribute to Native American culture. It is located at NW 23rd and May Avenue and includes painted ceilings. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Additions were made in 1940.
Skirvin Hotel (1911) ten floors building with two towers built by William Balser Skirvin at 1 Park Avenue Park. A third tower was added in the 1920s and three additional floors in 1930.[2] The hotel, Oklahoma City's oldest, closed in 1988, and was finally renovated and reopened in 2007.[11]