Historical Marker Program

American Mutual Company

Oklahoma County
Location: 1001 North Pennsylvania Avenue in Oklahoma City
Coordinates: 35.478599, -97.548711
Material: Aluminum
Sponsor(s): Salvation Army, Central Oklahoma Area Command/Oklahoma Historical Society
Topics: Industrial Period, 1941–1982; Industry/Business; Retail

A pioneer of the warehouse club retail industry, American Mutual Company was established by the Homsey brothers and operated on this site from 1961 until 1987. The Homseys fought in court to give business owners the right to set their own prices without interference by producers, won in the Oklahoma Supreme Court on April 18, 1961, and thus changed Oklahoma’s retail environment.