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| ID Number |
85000680 |
| Historic Name |
DEWEY COUNTY COURTHOUSE |
| Description of Significance |
THE DEWEY COUNTY COURTHOUSE SERVED AS THE CENTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN DEWEY COUNTY FROM 1925 TO THE PRESENT. FURTHER, IT IS THE ONLY STUCCO CLAD COURTHOUSE IN THE STATE. BUILT IN 1925, THE ORIGINAL BRICK EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING WAS COVERED WITH STUCCO CA 1940. THE COURTHOUSE AREA ALSO INCLUDES AN OLD STUCCO CLAD JAIL AND A FREE-STANDING CONCRETE VAULT BUILT IN 1910. THE OLD JAIL HAS BEEN CONVERTED INTO A LOCAL MUSEUM. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER, 3/22/1985. |
| Current Name |
SAME |
| Address |
BROADWAY AND RUBLE STREET |
| City |
TALOGA |
| County |
DEWEY |
| Lot |
ALL |
| Block |
83 |
| Current Section |
13 |
| Township |
18N |
| Range |
17W |
| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE/CORRECTIONAL FACILITY |
| Current Function |
GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE/CORRECTIONAL FACILITY; RECREATION/CULTURE: MUSEUM |
| Area Significance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
POLITICS / GOVERNMENT |
| Date Prepared |
8/23/1984 |
| Year Built |
1925 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
JAYNE, MAURICE - ARCHITECT; KRIEPKE-SHAFER CONSTRUCTION CO., BUILDER |
| Architectural Style |
NEOCLASSICAL |
| Roof Material |
ASPHALT |
| Wall Material |
STUCCO |
| Window Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| Door Material |
METAL |
| Decorative Details |
A CARVED, SEMI-CIRCULAR STONE FRONT PIECE IS FLUSH WITH THE FRONT FAÇADE ABOVE THE CANOPY. |
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
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| Restricted |
N |
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