Teresa Knox is an entrepreneur whose ventures span education, entertainment, real estate, and cultural preservation, with a focus on sustainable models that serve the public good. She developed and restored the Harwelden Mansion, a 1923 English Tudor boutique hotel and events center, as well as The Church Studio, both of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Church is a nonprofit recording studio, audio engineering school, event space, museum, and tourist destination. She also developed Tulsa’s Studio Row district, where she serves as landlord to numerous creative and commercial tenants.
Life has a way of teaching the lessons you can’t learn from a book. Welcome to the School of Hard Knox.”
Very few buildings in America can claim to have shaped the sound of a generation, but this one did. The Church Studio played a pivotal role in the evolution of American music, giving birth to the Tulsa Sound and attracting some of the most iconic artists of the 20th century.