https://www.historic-structures.com Historic Buildings and Structures https://www.historic-structures.com/includes/images/hs-logo-2.jpg https://www.historic-structures.com https://www.historic-structures.com/il/chicago/marshall-field-company-store/ https://www.historic-structures.com/il/chicago/marshall-field-company-store/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 16:20:00 EST Marshall Field Company Store in Chicago Illinois was built in 1892 and had several later additions. It was the companys flagship store, and the third largest store in the world. In 2006 the company was purchased by Federated Department Stores, and converted to a Macys. https://www.historic-structures.com/ia/des_moines/younker-brothers-department-store/ https://www.historic-structures.com/ia/des_moines/younker-brothers-department-store/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:40:00 EST Younker Brothers Department Store in Des Moines Iowa was built in 1899, with several additions it became the largest department store in the city, and was the companys flagship. The store closed in 2005. With a conversion/restoration underway, a fire gutted the complex in 2014. In 2018 the last Younkers Store closed. While the oldest portion of the complex was destroyed in the fire, restoration of the remaining portion resumed. https://www.historic-structures.com/ia/des_moines/des-moines-building/ https://www.historic-structures.com/ia/des_moines/des-moines-building/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:43:00 EST Des Moines Building in Des Moines Iowa was built in 1931. It was mainly occupied by government offices until the 1950s, and later an insurance company occupied several floors. By 2010 it was abandoned and in disrepair. The City took title to the structure to save it, and restoration began for apartments. https://www.historic-structures.com/ok/waynoka/santa-fe-depot-and-harvey-house/ https://www.historic-structures.com/ok/waynoka/santa-fe-depot-and-harvey-house/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 16:56:00 EST Waynoka Santa Fe Depot and Harvey House in Waynoka Oklahoma was built in 1910. The Harvey House remained open until 1937. The station played an integral role in the early begining of TWA Airlines. https://www.historic-structures.com/ok/waynoka/waynoka-telephone-exchange/ https://www.historic-structures.com/ok/waynoka/waynoka-telephone-exchange/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:53:00 EST Waynoka Telephone Exchange Building in Waynoka Oklahoma was built in 1931. Crank phones were used in the town until 1960, the switchboard operators were located in this building. The manually operated switchboard and the operators went away, and the building was rehabilitated into a switching station for fully automated equipment in a climate-controlled environment. Only a business office and a few staff remained, and only for a few more years. https://www.historic-structures.com/ok/oklahoma_city/tiffany-house/ https://www.historic-structures.com/ok/oklahoma_city/tiffany-house/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:24:00 EST Tiffany House in Oklahoma City Oklahoma was built in 1966. The building was abandoned in 2013. Between July 2016 and September 2018, Tiffany House underwent a comprehensive $34.5 million renovation. Following the renovation, the building was rebranded as Tiffany Retro Apartments. https://www.historic-structures.com/ok/oklahoma_city/stonegate-elementary-school/ https://www.historic-structures.com/ok/oklahoma_city/stonegate-elementary-school/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 16:37:00 EST Stonegate Elementary School in Oklahoma City Oklahoma was built in 1963. By the end of the 1990s, the once top-rated school in the affluent neighborhood was overcrowded and deteriorating quickly. In 2007 the district decided to close Stonegate. In 2010 district plans that called for continuing to use Stonegate as an early childhood center in light of significant community opposition to its closure. The students at the school had selected Greystone as the name for the new school. The school closed permanently in 2016 https://www.historic-structures.com/ok/ponca_city/santa-fe-depot/ https://www.historic-structures.com/ok/ponca_city/santa-fe-depot/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 12:57:00 EST Santa Fe Depot in Ponca City Oklahoma was built in 1911. Despite the efforts of the railway to promote rail travel, passenger numbers only decreased after WW II. In the 1950s and 1960s, the number of passenger trains continually declined and by the early 1970s, passenger trains to Ponca City were a thing of the past. At first, the depot remained in use by the railway as office and meeting space. But in 1998, the railway company vacated the building, moving into the Express building to the south. Since that time, the building has been vacant and boarded up. https://www.historic-structures.com/ok/anadarko/rock-island-passenger-station/ https://www.historic-structures.com/ok/anadarko/rock-island-passenger-station/ Sun, 17 Aug 2025 17:09:00 EST Rock Island Passenger Station in Anadarko Oklahoma was built in 1911. The Rock Island Railroad began to decline in the 1960s and went into receivership in 1975. Its passenger service had ended almost everywhere in the United States, and the passenger station in Anadarko closed in 1974. A freight office was maintained in the building for several years. In 1979 a museum was opened in the depot https://www.historic-structures.com/ok/ponca_city/ponca-city-power-plant/ https://www.historic-structures.com/ok/ponca_city/ponca-city-power-plant/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:05:00 EST Ponca City Power Plant in Ponca City Oklahoma was built in 1927. A new plant was built next door in 1964. While made mostly obsolete by the new facility, portions of it remained in use by the end of the twentieth century. In 1994 there was a $42 million renovation project at the plant. Some of its older equipment was removed, but part of the plant was repowered thanks to the construction of a new 62 megawatt gas turbine. OMPA installed another turbine at the plant in 2003 that is rated at more than 42-megawatts net output. All other power-generating equipment from the original Municipal Light and Power Plant has been removed.