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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Texas County Courthouse from the northeast
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Location	319 N. Main St., Guymon, Oklahoma
Coordinates	36°40′56″N 101°28′50″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1927
Built by	Kriepke Construction Co.
Architect	Maurice Jaynes
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPS	County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR
NRHP reference No.	84003439[1]
Added to NRHP	August 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.