National Register Record for HASKELL COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Historic Name: HASKELL COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Current Name: SAME
Address: 202 EAST MAIN
City: STIGLER            County: HASKELL
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE HASKELL COUNTY COURTHOUSE IS A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF AN ART DECO PUBLIC BUILDING. BUILT IN 1931 BY WALTER VAHLBERG, THE ART DECO STYLING OF THIS COURTHOUSE DEPARTS FROM THE OKLAHOMA TRADITION PRIOR TO 1935 OF BUILDING COURTHOUSES THAT ALLUDED TO REVIVALIST AND CLASSICAL STYLES. THE HASKELL COURTHOUSE IS A THREE-STORY BUILDING CONSTRUCTED OF BUFF BRICK WITH EXPANSES OF PALE GREEN GLASS BRICKS, METAL WINDOWS AND DOORS, AND DECORATIVE LEAF AND ROSETTE ACCENTS. THE COURTHOUSE HOUSES COUNTY OFFICES AND IS VITAL TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 8/23/1984.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE
Current Function: GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: POLITICS / GOVERNMENT
Architectural Style: ART DECO
Architect: VAHLBERG, WALTER T. - ARCHITECT
Year Built: 1931            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 1954