National Register Record for OKFUSKEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Historic Name: OKFUSKEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Current Name: SAME
Address: CORNER OF THIRD AND ATLANTA
City: OKEMAH            County: OKFUSKEE
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE OKFUSKEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE IS DISTINCTIVE FOR ITS WEDDING-CAKE LIKE SHAPE. IT IS A LARGE, ORNATE SQUARE BUILDING CONSTRUCTED OF FACED STONE BLOCKS. THE BUILDING IS THREE-STORY WITH AN ATTIC STORY USED AS A JAIL. THE ENTRANCEWAYS, CENTERED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF EACH SIDE OF THE BUILDING, ARE RECESSED AND ARE FRAMED BY PILASTERS AND A FRIEZE DECORATED WITH CARVED WREATHS. THE WINDOW BAYS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS ARE SEPARATED BY FLUTED PILASTERS WITH DORIC CAPITALS. A PROJECTING CORNICE DECORATED WITH DENTILS AND MODILLIONS TOPS THE SECOND FLOOR. LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER, 8/23/1984. UPDATED, 6/21/2022.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE
Current Function: GOVERNMENT: COURTHOUSE
Area of Significance 1: ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Architectural Style: NEOCLASSICAL; ART DECO
Architect: LAYTON, HICKS, AND FORSTYH - ARCHITECTS; TAKERSLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - BUILDER
Year Built: 1926            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: CA 1984