Logan County Courthouse | |
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Location | 301 E. Harrison St., Guthrie, Oklahoma |
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Coordinates | 35°52′36″N97°25′19″W / 35.87667°N 97.42194°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1907 |
Built by | Manhattan Construction Co. |
Architect | P. H. Weathers |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
Part of | Guthrie Historic District |
MPS | County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR |
NRHP reference No. | 84003141 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 26, 1984 |
The Logan County Courthouse in Guthrie, Oklahoma, at 301 E. Harrison Street, was built in 1907. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]
Designed by architect P. H. Weathers, it is a four-story buff brick building with "simplified Beaux Arts" as well as Classical Revival styling. [2]
It is also a contributing building in the National Register-listed Guthrie Historic District. [2]
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