Victor Building

Historical marker location:

West Harrison Avenue, Guthrie, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of West Harrison Avenue and South 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on West Harrison Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1980

When it was completed in 1893, the building was hailed as the finest commercial building in Guthrie. Its basement was connected to other downtown buildings by tunnel. The Joseph Foucart design was restored in the 1980s.

The state animal of Oklahoma is the American Bison, which was once hunted nearly to extinction in the 19th century. Today, bison are raised on ranches in Oklahoma and other states for their meat, hides, and other products.