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Harper_County_Courthouse_(Oklahoma) Latitude and Longitude:

36°49′59″N 99°37′41″W / 36.83306°N 99.62806°W / 36.83306; -99.62806
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Harper County Courthouse
Harper County Courthouse (Oklahoma) is located in Oklahoma
Harper County Courthouse (Oklahoma)
Harper County Courthouse (Oklahoma) is located in the United States
Harper County Courthouse (Oklahoma)
LocationElm, Maple, 1st, and 2nd Sts. SE, Buffalo, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°49′59″N 99°37′41″W / 36.83306°N 99.62806°W / 36.83306; -99.62806
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectMaurice Jayne
Architectural style Classical Revival, Plains Commercial
MPS County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR
NRHP reference  No. 84003041 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 23, 1984

The Harper County Courthouse in Buffalo, Oklahoma, built in 1927, was Harper County's first courthouse building. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

It is a red brick three-story Plains Commercial style structure. It is 75 by 50 feet (23 m × 15 m) in plan. It has paired Ionic pilasters bracketing the central windows of its second and third floors, above the front entrance. The entrance is topped by a broken pediment with a carved stone escutcheon. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination". National Park Service. 1984. Retrieved October 29, 2017. With photo from 1982.