Oklahoma County Courthouse
Oklahoma County Courthouse | |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000126[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1992 |
Oklahoma County Courthouse in
Solomon Layton and partners George Forsyth and Jewel Hicks[2] of the firm Layton & Forsyth, and was built in 1937. It replaced the original courthouse
that was built with $100,000 in bonds issued and located at the intersection of California and Robinson at 520 West Main Street in the 1900s.
The building is located at 321 Park AvenueThe Great Depression.[4]
The 11-floor
Indiana limestone" and a carved mural depicts "a scene of Oklahoma friendship" between a Native American figure and a Mountain Man.[4]
The building is said to be "loosely abstracted from stepped-back
Mayan temples" and includes a two-story lobby with terrazzo floor with a compass design as well as abstracted wagon wheel chandeliers and third story overlooks.[4] In 1967 a modern architecture
building was constructed next to the courthouse and connected by a walkway.
The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1992.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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- ^ "A Brief History of Oklahoma County Government." OklahomaCounty.org. Accessed 2009 September 17.
- ^ a b c John Parker The Oklahoma County Courthouse Oklahoma County website (Originally published in the June 2004 issue of Oklahoma City Downtown Monthly
- ^ Oklahoma County Courthouse Emporis
