Texas County Courthouse

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Texas County Courthouse
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The Texas County Courthouse from the northeast
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Location319 N. Main St., Guymon, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°40′56″N101°28′50″W / 36.68222°N 101.48056°W / 36.68222; -101.48056
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1927
Built byKriepke Construction Co.
ArchitectMaurice Jaynes
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPS County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR
NRHP reference No. 84003439 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Texas County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved October 27, 2012.