Texas County Courthouse

Texas County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Texas County Courthouse from the northeast
Location	319 N. Main St., Guymon, Oklahoma
Coordinates	36°40′56″N 101°28′50″W / 36.68222°N 101.48056°WCoordinates: 36°40′56″N 101°28′50″W / 36.68222°N 101.48056°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1927
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPS	County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR
NRHP Reference #	84003439[1]
Added to NRHP	August 24, 1984

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 functions 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]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Texas County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 27, 2012.