National Register Record for BRYAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Historic Name: BRYAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Current Name: None
Address: 4TH AVE. & EVERGREEN ST.
City: DURANT            County: BRYAN
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: LOCAL ARCHITECT JEWELL HICKS DESIGNED THE BRYAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN THE NEO-CLASSICAL STYLE. THE BUILDING FEATURES CORINTHEAN COLUMNS, IONIC PILASTERS, A RUSTICATED BASE AND HEAVY USE OF CLASSICAL DETAILING. THE BUILDING HAS SERVED AS THE SEAT OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT SINCE ITS COMPLETION IN 1917. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 8/23/84.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: COURTHOUSE
Current Function: COURTHOUSE
Area of Significance 1: POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: NEO-CLASSICAL
Architect: JEWELL HICKS, ARCHITECT; MANHATTAN CONSTRUCTION CO., BUILDER
Year Built: 1917            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 1983