National Register Record for OKLAHOMA COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Historic Name: OKLAHOMA COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Current Name: SAME
Address: 321 PARK AVENUE
City: OKLAHOMA CITY            County: OKLAHOMA
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
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.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: COURTHOUSE
Current Function: COURTHOUSE
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Architectural Style: ART DECO
Architect: NEW DEAL; LAYTON AND FORSYTH (ARCHITECTS)
Year Built: 1936-1937            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 1992