Oklahoma's National Register of Historic Places

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ID Number 3000881
Historic Name PERRY COURTHOUSE SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT
Description of Significance THE BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND OBJECTS THAT COMPRISE THE PERRY COURTHOUSE SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT REPRESENT THE CORE OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN PERRY AND NOBLE COUNTY HISTORICALLY AND INTO THE PRESENT. THE DISTRICT ALSO RETAINS A HIGH DEGREE OF INTEGRITY, WITH BUILDINGS REPRESENTING A VARIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES, SOME DESIGNED BY RENOWNED OKLAHOMA ARCHITECTS. THE DISTRICT INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY THIRTEEN CITY BLOCKS SURROUNDING THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE. THE DISTRICT IS COMPOSED LARGELY OF BRICK AND STONE, ONE AND TWO-STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. IT INCLUDES 132 BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND OBJECTS. CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS INCLUDE THE MIDCONTINENT OIL STATION AT 524 CEDAR, A 1937 ART MODERNE COMMERCIAL BUILDING OF BUFF COLORED BRICK, AND THE A.C. HINDE BUILDING AT 620 CEDAR, AN 1898 ROMANESQUE REVIVAL STYLE BUILDING. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 9/2/2003.
Current Name SAME
Address ROUGHLY BOUNDED BY BIRCH, ELM, SIXTH, AND SEVENTH STREETS
City PERRY
County NOBLE
Lot
Block
Current Section
Township
Range
Type DISTRICT
Historic Function COMMERCE: SPECIALTY STORE, PROFESSIONAL, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, RESTAURANT; GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE, CITY HALL, POST OFFICE; HEALTH CARE: MEDICAL BUSINESS/OFFICE; EDUCATION: LIBRARY: LANDSCAPE: PARK/PLAZA
Current Function COMMERCE: SPECIALTY STORE, PROFESSIONAL, RESTAURANT; GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE, CITY HALL, POST OFFICE; HEALTH CARE: MEDICAL BUSINESS/OFFICE; EDUCATION: LIBRARY; LANDSCAPE: PARK/PLAZA
Area Significance 1 COMMERCE
Area Significance 2 ARCHITECTURE
Date Prepared MAY 23, 2003
Year Built
Original Site YES
Architect/Builder HAWK, J.W. , FOUCART, JOSEPH P., LAYTON, WEMYSS-SMITH & HAWK, WOLLENSON, T.E., GORDON AND RAYMOND - ARCHITECTS; KREIPKE, A.C., REYNOLDS, J.W., MANHATTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - BUILDERS
Architectural Style COLONIAL REVIVAL, COMMERCIAL STYLE, MODERNE, ART DECO, RANCH
Roof Material ASPHALT
Wall Material BRICK; STONE; STUCCO; CONCRETE; METAL
Window Material METAL; WOOD
Door Material METAL; WOOD
Decorative Details
Condition GOOD
Comments
Restricted N