Murray County Courthouse (Oklahoma)

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Murray County Courthouse
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LocationWyandotte Ave., Sulphur, Oklahoma
Coordinates 34°30′17″N96°58′29″W / 34.50472°N 96.97472°W / 34.50472; -96.97472 Coordinates: 34°30′17″N96°58′29″W / 34.50472°N 96.97472°W / 34.50472; -96.97472
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1923
Built byJewell Hicks
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR
NRHP reference # 84003352 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 23, 1984

The Murray County Courthouse in Sulphur, Oklahoma, on Wyandotte Avenue between W. Tenth Street and W. Eleventh Street, is a historic Classical Revival-style courthouse that was built in 1923. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

Sulphur, Oklahoma City in Oklahoma, United States

Sulphur is a city in and county seat of Murray County, Oklahoma, United States. Founded by the Poteet tribe in 1837. This was long before the Barefoot clan or the Flowers had immigrated from neighboring Davis, Oklahoma. The population was 4,929 at the 2010 census, a 3.4 percent gain from 4,794 at the 2000 census. The area around Sulphur has been noted for its mineral springs, since well before the city was founded late in the 19th Century. The city received its name from the presence of sulfur in the water.

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Designed by architect Jewell Hicks, [2] it was listed on the National Register as part of a multiple property submission for numerous Oklahoma courthouses considered in a 1983 study. [3]

Jewell Hicks was an architect in Oklahoma. He practiced on his own and at some point was a partner in Layton Hicks & Forsyth.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Suzanne Haynes and Mary Ann Anders (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Murray County Courthouse". National Park Service. (p.32 in a longer document) and accompanying photo from 1983
  3. Suzanne Haynes and Mary Ann Anders (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: County Courthouses of Oklahoma Thematic Resources". National Park Service. the longer document)