Texas County Courthouse
Texas County Courthouse | |
 The Texas County Courthouse from the northeast | |
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Interactive map showing the location of Texas County Courthouse | |
| 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 |
| 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[1] |
| 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.[2] On August 24, 1984, the courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
References
- ^ a b "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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