Williams, Robert Lee, Public Library - Durant, OK - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Robert Lee Williams Public Library building was named for a prominent judge, and governor of Oklahoma from 1915-1919. The building has an addition and is now the office of the Bryan County Treasurer and is the Courthouse Annex. The building was placed on the National Register in 1988.

This is a one-story L-shaped native limestone block building constructed in 1936 as a WPA project. The building is in the Art Deco style. The windows are fixed 8-pane casement units, separated by vertically placed limestone blocks. The use of both horizontal and vertical placement of blocks beneath each window unit gives the building its design. The main entrance facing north has a single metal/glass door and sidelight under a flat, wall-mounted canopy. A projected cornice runs around the building, and on the frieze above the corner over the north entrance are the words: "ROBERT LEE WILLIAMS PUBLIC LIBRARY'.

Street address: 323 W. Beech Street Durant, OK US 74701 County / Borough / Parish: Bryan County Year listed: 1988 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture-Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Education Current function: Government Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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