United States historic place
Texas County Courthouse | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
The Texas County Courthouse from the northeast | |
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Location | 319 N. Main St., Guymon, Oklahoma |
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Coordinates | 36°40′56″N 101°28′50″W / 36.68222°N 101.48056°W / 36.68222; -101.48056 |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1927 |
Built by | Kriepke Construction Co. |
Architect | Maurice Jaynes |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
MPS | County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR |
NRHP reference No. | 84003439 |
Added to NRHP | August 24, 1984 |
The Texas County Courthouse is the historic courthouse serving Texas County, Oklahoma, located in the city of Guymon. The building is a four-story, red-brick structure; its fourth floor once functioned as a jail. The courthouse was designed by Maurice Jaynes using classical styles and built by the Kriepke Construction Co., a prominent builder in Oklahoma, for $200,000. Opened in 1927, the courthouse received praise from local newspapers in its first decade and came to symbolize the success and growth of the Oklahoma Panhandle. On August 24, 1984, the courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Texas County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
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- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma
- County courthouses in Oklahoma
- Government buildings completed in 1927
- Buildings and structures in Texas County, Oklahoma
- National Register of Historic Places in Texas County, Oklahoma
- 1927 establishments in Oklahoma
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