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
Texas County Courthouse is located in Oklahoma
Texas County Courthouse
Texas County Courthouse is located in the United States
Texas County Courthouse
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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