Tag: Lev H. Prichard

The Birth of the Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation

Architect's Drawing of Colcord Building - Early Anderson-Prichard Oil Company Headquarters Offices, Oklahoma City, Circa 1919
Architect’s Drawing of Colcord Building – Early Anderson-Prichard Oil Company Headquarters Offices, Oklahoma City, Circa 1919

Lev H. Prichard and J. Steve Anderson met in Oklahoma City through their separate involvement in the state’s burgeoning oil industry, and in 1919, they formed a partnership in the oil business.

Prichard had already been involved in brokering oil deals, first in his capacity as a young lawyer. He had worked earlier with Mr. Ramsey, who was big in business in the area (and for whom the “Ramsey Tower” was named, which later became known as the “APCO Tower”).

Prichard and Anderson formalized their business venture in 1920, and it was incorporated in Delaware under the name “Anderson-Prichard & Co., a.k.a. “AP&C”. While it was incorporated in Delaware, which conveyed legal advantages to the organization, the company’s principal offices were located in the Colcord Building in Oklahoma City. (more…)

Welcome to the Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation Retrospective

Welcome to the Anderson-Prichard Oil Company website!

This website provides a retrospective look into the history of an august company that existed in Oklahoma City from 1919 to 1960, and operated gas stations across multiple states in the central U.S., as well as oil exploration, oil drilling, and crude refinery operations.

The company grew from a partnership between Lev H. Prichard and J. Steve Anderson. These entrepreneurs and philanthropists quickly identified the business opportunities in Oklahoma and the fast-evolving oil industry, and they got involved in it.

J. Steve Anderson, and Lev H. Prichard, Company Co-Founders
J. Steve Anderson, and Lev H. Prichard, Company Co-Founders

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