National Register Record for MARSHALL COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Historic Name: MARSHALL COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Current Name: SAME
Address: COURTHOUSE SQUARE
City: MADILL            County: MARSHALL
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE MARSHALL COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN MADILL WAS DESIGNED BY RENOWNED OKLAHOMA ARCHITECT, JEWELL HICKS, AND IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE OF HIGH STYLE ARCHITECTURE IN THE COMMUNITY. A THREE-STORY RECTANGULAR BUILDING, THE COURTHOUSE IS CONSTRUCTED OF FACED STONE BLOCKS. ALL FOUR FACADES ARE IDENTICAL. LARGE PILASTERS DEFINE THE CORNERS OF THE BUILDING. THE COURTHOUSE HAS A PROJECTING CORNICE, SURMOUNTED BY A PARAPET. 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: NEOCLASSICAL; RENAISSANCE REVIVAL
Architect: HICKS, JEWELL - ARCHITECT; ROONEY-GULF CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - BUILDER
Year Built: 1914            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: CA 1984