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Coordinates: 36°49′59″N 99°37′41″W / 36.83306°N 99.62806°W / 36.83306; -99.62806
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The '''Harper County Courthouse''' in [[Buffalo, Oklahoma]], built in 1927, was [[Harper County, Oklahoma|Harper County]]'s first [[courthouse]] building.<ref name=nrhpdoc/> It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984.<ref name=nris/>
The '''Harper County Courthouse''' in [[Buffalo, Oklahoma]], built in 1927, was [[Harper County, Oklahoma|Harper County]]'s first [[courthouse]] building.<ref name=nrhpdoc/> It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984.<ref name=nris/>


It is a red brick three-story Plains Commercial style structure. It is {{convert|75x50|ft|m}} in plan. It has paired [[Ionic order|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 (heraldry)|escutcheon]].<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=84003041}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author= |date=1984 |accessdate=October 29, 2017}} With {{NRHP url|id=84003041|photos=y|title=photo from 1982}}.</ref>
It is a red brick three-story Plains Commercial style structure. It is {{convert|75x50|ft|m}} in plan. It has paired [[Ionic order|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 (heraldry)|escutcheon]].<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=84003041}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author= |date=1984 |accessdate=October 29, 2017}} With {{NRHP url|id=84003041|photos=y|title=photo from 1982}}.</ref>


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Revision as of 07:42, 7 July 2023

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
Coordinates36°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 styleClassical Revival, Plains Commercial
MPSCounty 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.