Ardmoreite Building

Historical marker location:

117 West Broadway Street, Ardmore, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of West Broadway Street and B Street NW, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway Street.)

This five-story building erected in 1930 was originally called the Gilbert Building. Four radio stations, a television station, law offices, dentists, and the Ardmore Little Theater have called the building home.

Woody Guthrie, a folk singer and songwriter, was born in Oklahoma and wrote many songs about the struggles of farmers and migrant workers during the Great Depression. His most famous song, "This Land Is Your Land," has become a kind of unofficial anthem of the United States.