Dewey County Courthouse
The Dewey County Courthouse in Taloga, Oklahoma was built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
Dewey County Courthouse | |
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| Location | Broadway and Ruble St., Taloga, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 36°02′18″N 98°57′51″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Built by | Krioke-Shafer Construction Co. |
| Architect | Jayne, Maurice |
| MPS | County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000680[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 22, 1985 |
The courthouse is a three-story building with a flat roof. Its exterior originally was red brick, with quoins, but was stuccoed over in 1940. It has a projecting cornice with a plain parapet. It was designed by Maurice Jayne and was built by the Krioke-Shafer Construction Co.[2]
The listing included two contributing buildings and a contributing structure. An old jail, from c.1900, and a vault, from c.1910, are the other two resources. The vault was an addition to the previous courthouse, which burned.[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dewey County Courthouse". National Park Service. 2003. Retrieved October 29, 2017. With five photos from 1983 and 2003.
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