Joseph R. Koberling, Jr.

Joseph R. Koberling Jr. (27 May 1900 – 8 June 1990) was a Hungarian-American architect. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he emigrated to the United States, first to San Francisco, then, in 1917, to Tulsa, Oklahoma where he was a student of noted art teacher, Adah Robinson. He was in the first graduation class of Tulsa Central High School. He was then educated at the Armour Institute (later part of Illinois Institute of Technology) in Chicago, Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture in 1925. He returned to Tulsa, where he began practicing. He received his Oklahoma license in architecture in 1929, which he maintained until his death.

Although much of his work was done solo, he was a principal in three partnerships in Tulsa:

Koberling played an active role in civic life, as a member of the Kiwanis Club, Tulsa Executive Association, and the Tulsa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, serving as president of the Tulsa chapter. He was a member of the Tulsa Boys Home. Palace Theater Main between 1st & 2nd Tulsa 1935 Remodel J. R. Koberling Jr. Demolished City Veterinary Hospital 3550 South Peoria Avenue Tulsa 1942 Art Deco (Streamline Moderne) J. R. Koberling Jr. Existing (as of 2023); listed on NRHP Chamber of Commerce Building southwest corner 6th & Boston Tulsa 1951 Art Deco Koberling & Brandborg Existing Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital 9th & Jackson Tulsa 1953 NA J.R. Koberling Jr. Demolished J. S. Childs Residence 1600 South Madison Tulsa NA NA J. R. Koberling Jr. Existing William D. Whenthoff Residence 1142 South College Avenue Tulsa 1935 Art Deco (Streamline Moderne) Joseph S. Koberling Jr. Existing Death and burial Koberling died June 8, 1990. His funeral was held at Christ the King Roman Catholic Church in Tulsa. Survivors included a daughter and a grandson. He was buried June 11, 1990, in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa.