[2] It has a height of 275 feet (84 m) and 20 stories, with a restaurant called 360 on its top floor, featuring 360-degree panoramic views of Oklahoma City.

In addition to creating the distinctive zigzag pattern of the building's crown, it enabled the 20th floor to be free of load-bearing columns.

[7] The design of Founders Tower is representative of the Googie, also called "Populuxe", architectural style prevalent at a time when much of the United States was enamored with spaceflight.

[3][8] It was, also, largely influenced by the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington.

In addition to being the primary tenants of the skyscraper, the company expected to profit from the development of the mostly rural land surrounding the tower.

[14] The building was sold in 1981 for $11.1 million to California-based National Capitol Real Estate Trust in 1981, with Northwest Investors retaining 25 percent ownership.

It was sold at sheriff's sale on November 5, 1986 to the Protective Life Insurance Corporation, the parent company of United Founders.