Publish Date:
06/20/2013
Landmark Gold Dome in Oklahoma City Set
to be Sold, Preserved
TEEMCO, an Edmond environmental engineering firm, is set to announce
a redevelopment agreement with Gold Dome owner David Box that would
preserve the historic landmark in Oklahoma City.
TEEMCO, an Edmond environmental
engineering firm, is set to announce
a redevelopment agreement with
Gold Dome owner David Box that
would preserve the historic landmark.
TEEMCO representatives confirmed
Thursday the company intends to
move its 65-person operation into
the building after it completes
renovations. More details about the
sale and preservation are set to be
announced at a news conference
Friday.
“TEEMCO believes the building
should be preserved for future
generations to appreciate,” said
Arrow Cunningham, spokesman for
TEEMCO. “Revitalizing the Gold Dome
fits into our core belief in protecting
our environment, whether natural
or man-made.”
Box, owner of the Greens Country
C l u b a n d B o x Ta l e n t , b o u g h t t h e
building at 1112 NW 23 last fall
for $800,000 after it was seized
in foreclosure by Bank 7 from the
p r i o r o w n e r, D r. I r e n e L a m .
Box initially promised he had no intent
of tearing down the Gold Dome, but
in March he filed for a demolition
permit. That permit was spiked by
the city because Box had not filed
an application with the Urban Design
Committee, which governs exterior
changes, including demolitions, in
the surrounding Asian District.
to the oil, gas, fuel and agriculture
industries. It also develops software
for environmental compliance
management and risk management.
It has offices in Edmond; Houston;
M i d l a n d , Te x a s ; P i t t s b u r g , K a n . ;
Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.
Box backed away from demolition
plans after protests were voiced by
preservationists and the architecture
community. Built in 1958, it is on the
National Register of Historic Places
and is one of five buildings in the
world with a geodesic dome.
Cunningham said final plans
and designs will be unveiled at a
groundbreaking in late July to be
hosted by the TEEMCO Foundation
with preconstruction tours provided
to guests. Tickets will be sold for
the groundbreaking, with proceeds
donated to Moore tornado relief
efforts and to a local woman in need
of a kidney transplant.
“The building holds a great deal
of significance to many people in
Oklahoma City,” said Box, who will
join TEEMCO executives and civic
leaders in a news conference at 10
a.m. Friday at the dome. “I’m excited
to work alongside TEEMCO to refresh
this area, and can’t be more pleased
they will preserve the Gold Dome.”
TEEMCO was one of the parties that
sought to buy the Gold Dome from
Box after the demolition plans were
made public.
TEEMCO is an environmental
services company providing services
“The party will enable the community
to share in the revitalization of
the dome from start to finish,”
Cunningham said. “We’ll have
another grand reopening party after
restoration is complete. The parties
will also raise money for two ver y
worthy causes. It’s about contributing
to the community.”
Source:
Lackmeyer, S. (2013, June 20). Landmark
Gold Dome in Oklahoma City set to be
sold, preserved. NewsOK.com. Retrieved
June 4, 2014, from http://newsok.com/
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