The Artesian Hotel

The Artesian Hotel, Casino and Spa is a hotel in Sulphur, Oklahoma. Amenities include a casino, swimming pool, fitness center, and spa.[1]

The Artesian Hotel, Casino and Spa
Artesian Hotel with redbud tree in Sulphur
General information
LocationSulphur, Oklahoma
Address1001 W 1st St, Sulphur, Oklahoma
Coordinates34.5075°N 96.9681°W / 34.5075; -96.9681
Opening1906 (Original) Friday, August 2, 2013 – Rebuilt
Closed1962 – Hotel destroyed by fire
OwnerThe Chickasaw Nation
ManagementThe Chickasaw Nation
Technical details
Floor count4
Other information
Number of rooms81 [1]
Number of suites4
Number of restaurants1
Number of bars2 (Hotel has 1, Casino has 1)
Parkingparking garage
Website
artesianhotel.com

History

The original hotel was built in 1906 using bricks from the Bland Hotel[2] and decorated with furniture from the St. Louis World's Fair.[3] It was a four-story brick building, and contained the town's only elevator.[2] The architects J.M. Bayless and C.J. Webster named it the Artesian after an artesian well was discovered during construction. Carrie Nation, William Howard Taft, William H. Murray, Roy J. Turner and John Wayne all stayed at the hotel.[2][4] It served as a summer residence for Oklahoma's first governor Charles N. Haskell.[2][4] The original building was destroyed by fire in 1962 and replaced in 1965 by a plain 72 unit building constructed at a cost of a half-million dollars. The new building was named The Artesian Motor Hotel.[3][4]

History with the Chickasaw Nation

In 1972, The Artesian Motor Hotel was on the verge of bankruptcy and was purchased at auction by the Chickasaw Nation, which remodeled it and renamed it the Chickasaw Motor Inn.[4] The Chickasaw Motor Inn served as the tribal headquarters from 1972 until 1977,[5] when the Chickasaw Nation built its current tribal headquarters in Ada, Oklahoma.[4] Groundbreaking on the newest building, modeled after the 1906 hotel, was held on October 14, 2010.

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References
  1. "See and Do - Chickasaw Country". chickasawcountry.com.
  2. "New Artesian Hotel in Sulphur to honor memory of predecessor", The Daily Ardmoreite, Oct. 19, 2010
  3. "Platt National Park", Oklahoma Today Summer 1966 pp. 3-5
  4. Cashin, Edward J., "Epilogue", Guardians of the valley: Chickasaws in colonial South Carolina and Georgia, p 148-149
  5. https://www.chickasaw.net/News/Press-Releases/2012-Press-Releases/Chickasaw-Motor-Inn-First-Chickasaw-Nation-Busines.aspx
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