Woodward Federal Courthouse and Post Office

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Woodward Federal Courthouse and Post Office
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Location1023 10th St., Woodward, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°26′10″N99°23′31″W / 36.43611°N 99.39194°W / 36.43611; -99.39194 Coordinates: 36°26′10″N99°23′31″W / 36.43611°N 99.39194°W / 36.43611; -99.39194
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1921
Built byHenry & Hatfield
Architect Wetmore, James A.
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 07000915 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 2007

The Woodward Federal Courthouse and Post Office in Woodward, Oklahoma is a Renaissance Revival-style building that was built in 1921. Also known as Woodward Public Schools Administration Building it historically served as a post office and as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

Its construction in Woodward was locally held to be important as a signal of success of the town, for its obtaining the Federal spending and the stately building. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Jim Gabbert (May 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Woodward Federal Courthouse and Post Office / Woodward Public Schools Administration Building". National Park Service . Retrieved October 4, 2016. with eight photos from 2007