Texas County Courthouse

The Texas County Courthouse is the historic courthouse serving Texas County, Oklahoma, located in the city of Guymon. The building is a four-story, red-brick structure; its fourth floor once functioned as a jail. The courthouse was designed by Maurice Jaynes using classical styles and built by the Kriepke Construction Co., a prominent builder in Oklahoma, for $200,000. Opened in 1927, the courthouse received praise from local newspapers in its first decade and came to symbolize the success and growth of the Oklahoma Panhandle.[2] On August 24, 1984, the courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Texas County Courthouse
The Texas County Courthouse from the northeast
Location319 N. Main St., Guymon, Oklahoma
Coordinates36°40′56″N 101°28′50″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1927
Built byKriepke Construction Co.
ArchitectMaurice Jaynes
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPSCounty Courthouses of Oklahoma TR
NRHP reference No.84003439[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1984

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Texas County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 27, 2012.


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