National Register Record for MURRAY COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Historic Name: MURRAY COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Current Name: None
Address: WYANDOTTE AVE BETWEEN W. 10TH & W. 11 ST
City: SULPHUR            County: MURRAY
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE MURRAY COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN SULPHUR WAS DESIGNED BY RENOWNED OKLAHOMA ARCHITECT, JEWELL HICKS, AND POSSESSES AN ECLECTIC MIXTURE OF ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS WITHIN ITS OVERALL CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE. IT IS A TWO-STORY RED AND TAN POLYCHROME BRICK BUILDING. THE FRONT FACADE INCORPORATES FOUR CAST STONE TUSCAN COLUMNS AND A SERIES OF BRICK ARCHES ABOVE THE CENTRAL DOORWAY AND GROUND FLOOR WINDOWS. THIS CENTRAL SECTION OF THE FRONT FACADE IS SLIGHTLY RECESSED. TWO LARGE CAST STONE URNS ACCENT SMALL NICHES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT DOORS. ABOVE THE FRIEZE IS A PROJECTING CORNICE, WHICH IS SURMOUNTED BY A BALUSTRADED PARAPET. FOUR DECORATIVE CONCRETE TORCHES HIGHLIGHT THE PARAPET. LISTED IN 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
Architect: HICKS, JEWELL - ARCHITECT; W.L. SCOTT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - BUILDER
Year Built: 1923            Original Site: YES
Condition: FAIR
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: CA 1984