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| ID Number |
84003347 |
| Historic Name |
MCCLAIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE |
| Description of Significance |
THE MCCLAIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE WAS DESIGNED BY RENOWNED OKLAHOMA ARCHITECTS HAWK AND PARR AND BUILT IN 1928. THE COURTHOUSE IS A THREE-STORY APPROXIMATELY SQUARE BUILDING CONSTRUCTED OF RED BRICK. IT HAS A PARTIAL ATTIC STORY CONSTRUCTED OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SLABS THAT HOUSES THE JAIL. THE ENTRY ON EACH FACADE IS ORNAMENTED BY FLUTED PILASTERS THAT SUPPORT A STONE CORNICE AND FRIEZE. THE BUILDING HOUSES COUNTY OFFICES AND IS VITAL TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER 8/23/1984. |
| Current Name |
SAME |
| Address |
COURTHOUSE SQUARE |
| City |
PURCELL |
| County |
MCCLAIN |
| Lot |
5 - 8 |
| Block |
III, ORIGINAL TOWN |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE |
| Current Function |
GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE |
| Area Significance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
POLITICS / GOVERNMENT |
| Date Prepared |
CA 1984 |
| Year Built |
1928 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
COWEN BROTHERS - BUILDER ; HAWK AND PARR - ARCHITECT |
| Architectural Style |
NEOCLASSICAL; RENAISSANCE REVIVAL |
| Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
METAL: ALUMINUM |
| Door Material |
METAL: ALUMINUM |
| Decorative Details |
INSCRIBED "MCCLAIN COUNTY" ON THE FRIEZE. |
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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