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| ID Number |
246 |
| Historic Name |
UNITED STATES POST OFFICE AND COURTHOUSE |
| Description of Significance |
FROM THE START OF CONSTRUCTION IN 1911 TO THE PRESENT, THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE AND COURTHOUSE IN MUSKOGEE HAS PROVIDED A FEDERAL PRESENCE IN TOWN AS WELL AS MANY FEDERAL SERVICES, INCLUDING POSTAL AND LEGAL. ALTHOUGH MANY HISTORIC BUILDINGS REMAIN IN DOWNTOWN MUSKOGEE, THIS BUILDING IS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF A FEDERALLY DESIGNED CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE GOVERNMENT BUILDING. THE COURTHOUSE IS A FIVE-STORY LIMESTONE CLAD BUILDING WITH A FULL BASEMENT. BUILT BETWEEN 1911 AND 1915, THE BUILDING APPEARS TO BE ONLY FOUR STORIES IN HEIGHT. THE FIFTH FLOOR, NOT READILY VISIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR, WAS ORIGINALLY STORAGE SPACE. IN 1937-1938, AN ADDITION WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE REAR ELEVATION. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 3/24/2000. |
| Current Name |
FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE |
| Address |
111 NORTH 5TH |
| City |
MUSKOGEE |
| County |
MUSKOGEE |
| Lot |
1, EAST 11 FEET OF LOT 2, LOT 9 AND 10, |
| Block |
12, ORIGINAL TOWNSITE |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
GOVERNMENT: POST OFFICE, COURTHOUSE, GOVERNMENT OFFICE |
| Current Function |
GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE, GOVERNMENT OFFICE |
| Area Significance 1 |
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT |
| Area Significance 2 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Date Prepared |
JUNE 1999 |
| Year Built |
1915, 1938 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
TAYLOR, JOHN KNOX (1915) AND SIMON, LOUIS A. (1938) -- SUPERVISING ARCHITECTS , U.S. TREASURY; J.E. AND A.L. PENNOCK CONSTRUCTION (1915) AND MANHATTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (1938) - CONTRACTORS |
| Architectural Style |
CLASSICAL REVIVAL |
| Roof Material |
SYNTHETICS |
| Wall Material |
STONE: LIMESTONE |
| Window Material |
METAL |
| Door Material |
METAL: ALUMINUM |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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