National Register Record for LEFLORE COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Historic Name: LEFLORE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Current Name: SAME
Address: COURTHOUSE SQUARE
City: POTEAU            County: LEFLORE
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE LEFLORE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, CONSTRUCTED IN 1926, IS A THREE-STORY RECTANGULAR BRICK BUILDING, UNUSUAL FOR ITS RELATIVE SIMPLICITY. UNLIKE MOST COUNTY COURTHOUSES BUILT DURING THE PERIOD, THIS COURTHOUSE HAS A DISTINCTLY PLAIN AND FUNCTIONAL APPEARANCE. MANY OF THE ORIGINAL DOORS AND WINDOWS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED. THE COURTHOUSE IS THE CENTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND HOUSES VARIOUS COUNTY OFFICES. 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; RENAISSANCE REVIVAL
Architect: BASSHAM AND WHEELER - ARCHITECTS; W.R. GRIMSHAW CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - BUILDER
Year Built: 1926            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: 1984