Woods County Courthouse - Alva, Oklahoma
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BruceS
N 36° 48.246 W 098° 39.944
14S E 529817 N 4073193
County courthouse in Alva, Oklahoma.
Waymark Code: WME4A2
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2012
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The Woods County Courthouse was built in 1956 replacing a much more elaborate Victorian style courthouse built 1904. Woods County is named for Samuel Newitt Wood, a renowned Kansas politician. The county seat Alva was named after Alva Adams, railroad attorney, who later was governor of the State of Colorado. The county was formed at Oklahoma statehood from a portion of Woods County Oklahoma Territory.
Year Built: 1956
Current Use of Building: County Courthouse
Level of Courts: County
Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1956 - present
Physical Address:
407 Government Street
Alva, OK
Architect: Not listed
Hours: Not listed
Related Website: Not listed
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