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| ID Number |
84003377 |
| Historic Name |
OKFUSKEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE |
| Description of Significance |
THE OKFUSKEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE IS DISTINCTIVE FOR ITS WEDDING-CAKE LIKE SHAPE. IT IS A LARGE, ORNATE SQUARE BUILDING CONSTRUCTED OF FACED STONE BLOCKS. THE BUILDING IS THREE-STORY WITH AN ATTIC STORY USED AS A JAIL. THE ENTRANCEWAYS, CENTERED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF EACH SIDE OF THE BUILDING, ARE RECESSED AND ARE FRAMED BY PILASTERS AND A FRIEZE DECORATED WITH CARVED WREATHS. THE WINDOW BAYS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS ARE SEPARATED BY FLUTED PILASTERS WITH DORIC CAPITALS. A PROJECTING CORNICE DECORATED WITH DENTILS AND MODILLIONS TOPS THE SECOND FLOOR. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 8/23/1984. UPDATED, 6/21/2022. |
| Current Name |
SAME |
| Address |
CORNER OF THIRD AND ATLANTA |
| City |
OKEMAH |
| County |
OKFUSKEE |
| Lot |
4 - 6 |
| Block |
11 |
| 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 Signficance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT |
| Date Prepared |
CA 1984 |
| Year Built |
1926 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
LAYTON, HICKS, AND FORSTYH - ARCHITECTS; TAKERSLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - BUILDER |
| Architectural Style |
NEOCLASSICAL; ART DECO |
| Roof Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Wall Material |
STONE |
| Window Material |
WOOD |
| Door Material |
METAL |
| Decorative Details |
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| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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