St. John Vianny Training School

(#25 on site map)  

National Register Listed: Yes

St. John Vianney Training School is significant as the first architecturally important building on Tulsa's far south side. The building, a simplified example of Jacobean Revival style, is located in what was an agricultural area. The opulence of a three-story building constructed of permanent building materials was unique. It was built of red brick and limestone, both rough hewn and dressed. The use of Gothic arches, art deco influenced stonework, and patterned terazzo floors created an outstanding architectural contribution to an otherwise plain, farmhouse landscape. Interior corridor walls have polished Carthage marble wainscots four feet hight. Baseboards of the same material decorate all the rooms. In several rooms this terazzo is laid in broad geometric designs of red, green, beige and black pigments. Connected to the east end of the building is a two-story gymnasium building. A two-story convent is attaced to the main building at the northwest corner of the chapel wing.

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