Boomer Sooner
University of Oklahoma
Frank Lloyd Wright coined the term Cherokee Gothic for OU's brick and pale-stone take on Collegiate Gothic, and newer buildings are designed to match it.
- 4Buildings
- 2Traditions
- 1906Oldest · Boyd House
- 1971Newest · Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Campus map and Look Around
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Planning the visit
- Fly intoWill Rogers International Airport (OKC)
Will Rogers International Airport in Oklahoma City, north of Norman, is the nearest major airport.
- Getting aroundWalking / CART buses
The central campus around the South Oval is walkable. OU's CART buses serve campus and nearby apartments, and EMBARK Norman runs the city routes.
- Colors and teams
The school colors are crimson and cream, and the teams are the Sooners.
4 buildings to stamp
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Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Bizzell Memorial Library
401 W Brooks St, Norman, OK 73019
Layton Hicks & Forsyth designed this five-story Collegiate Gothic library, erected in 1929 under president William Bennett Bizzell. It is a National Historic Landmark.
- Built
- 1929
- Architect
- Layton Hicks & Forsyth
- Style
- Collegiate Gothic
- Stories
- 5
- Today
- Library
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Photo: Andrew Goidell, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Oklahoma Memorial Union
Oklahoma Memorial Union, Norman, OK 73019
Completed in 1929 as a memorial to those from the university who died in World War I, this red brick and white stone Collegiate Gothic union gained its 30-meter clock tower in 1936.
- Built
- 1929
- Style
- Collegiate Gothic
- Height
- 30 m (98 ft)
- Today
- Student Union
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Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Boyd House
407 W Boyd St, Norman, OK 73069
OU's first president, David Ross Boyd, built this house in 1906. A later president remodeled it between 1915 and 1922 in the Neoclassical Revival style, adding its four Ionic columns.
- Built
- 1906
- Architect
- David Ross Boyd
- Style
- Neoclassical Revival
- Today
- President's Residence
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Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Elm Ave, Norman, OK 73019
The museum opened in a new building in 1971 and was doubled in 2005 by a wing from Hugh Newell Jacobsen. The wing is a set of square limestone, slate and glass pavilions.
- Built
- 1971
- Architect
- Hugh Newell Jacobsen (2005 wing)
- Today
- Art Museum
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2 traditions to check off
Stamped! keeps these as a checklist, so you can tick each one off on the visit.
The Seed Sower
A 12-foot bronze Seed Sower by Paul Moore stands by the South Oval, based on the figure in the university seal and a parable told by first president David Ross Boyd. It is dressed up when the team learns its bowl destination.
Heisman Park
On the east side of the football stadium, bronze statues honor Oklahoma's Heisman Trophy winners. It is a popular spot for photos.
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