Garfield County Courthouse - Enid, Oklahoma
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YoSam.
N 36° 23.837 W 097° 52.744
14S E 600519 N 4028597
Built in 1930, when Art Deco was a fad...
Waymark Code: WMZK9V
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2018
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County of site: Garfield County
Location of courthouse: Bordered by Broadway St., N. Grand Ave., S. Independence Ave., and Randolph St., Enid
Built: 1930
Architect: Hawk and
Parr
Contractor: Reinhart & Donovan Company
"Description: Condition: good, unaltered, original site
"The Garfield County Courthouse is a three-story, faced stone block structure
with a raised basement. The central portion of the front facade has a "false
front" extending approximately twelve feet above the rest of the building's
roof line. The front facade is slightly stepped, forming three distinct sections.
The main entranceway is raised to the first floor (above ground level) and a
flight of stairs approaches the double, metal-framed glass doors. The doors are
flanked by a pair of wall mounted light fixtures. Carved stone panels decorate
the area above the doors and first-floor windows.
"Significance; 1930; Builder/architect: Reinhart & Donovan Company /Hawk and
Parr.
The Garfield County Courthouse is significant because of its role in the
community as the center of county government and it is architecturally significant
because it was built in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Administration of
Public Works. Built during the Depression, the structure exhibits the functional
design of many public buildings of the mid 1930's, yet it also displays some
features of Art Deco styling. The stepped facade and vertical lines are particularly
notable." ~ NRHP Nomination Form