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| ID Number |
92000126 |
| Historic Name |
OKLAHOMA COUNTY COURTHOUSE |
| Description of Significance |
THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY COURTHOUSE IS SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION C AS A LOCALLY OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF ART DECO ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NEW DEAL. THE BUILDING, COMPLETED IN 1937, WAS DESIGNED BY THE PROMINENT ARCHITECTURAL FIRM OF LAYTON AND FORSYTH. ITS STEPPED-BACK MASSING, BAS-RELIEF MURALS, AND ADSTRACT FLORAL/CORN ORNAMENTATION EXECUTED IN ALUMINUM COMBINE TO CREATE AN UNUSUALLY GOOD EXPRESSION OF THE ART DECO IDIOM, WHICH IN THE 1930S BECAME CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW DEAL AND ITS EXTENSIVE BUILDING PROGRAM. LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER 03/05/1992. |
| Current Name |
SAME |
| Address |
321 PARK AVENUE |
| City |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
| County |
OKLAHOMA |
| Lot |
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| Block |
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| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
COURTHOUSE |
| Current Function |
COURTHOUSE |
| Area Significance 1 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Area Significance 2 |
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT |
| Date Prepared |
1992 |
| Year Built |
1936-1937 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
NEW DEAL; LAYTON AND FORSYTH (ARCHITECTS) |
| Architectural Style |
ART DECO |
| Roof Material |
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| Wall Material |
INDIANA LIMESTONE |
| Window Material |
ALUMINUM |
| Door Material |
ALUMINUM |
| Decorative Details |
ART DECO FLORAL/CORN MOTIFS |
| Condition |
EXCELLENT |
| Comments |
COUNTY COURTHOUSES OF OKLAHOMA MPS |
| Restricted |
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