| 1.Property Name |
GRADY COUNTY COURTHOUSE |
| 2.Resource Name |
SAME |
| 3.Address |
320 W. CHOCTAW AVE. |
| 4.City |
CHICKASHA |
| 5.Vicinity |
No Data |
| 6. County |
Grady |
| 7.Lot |
15-21 |
| 8.Block |
30 |
| 9.Plat Name |
ORIGINAL TOWN |
| 10.Section |
SEC 28, SE4 OF NE4 |
| 11.Township |
T7N |
| 12.Range |
R7W |
|
13a.Latitude (North) |
35.0526218
|
|
13b.Longitude (West) |
-97.9360597
|
|
14a.UTM Zone |
|
|
14b.Northings |
|
|
14c.Eastings
|
|
| 15.Resource Type |
Building |
| 16.Historic Function |
Courthouse |
| 17.Current Function |
Courthouse |
| 18.Area of significance, Primary |
ARCHITECTURE |
| 19.Area of significance, Secondary |
POLITICS/GOVERNMENT |
| 20.Description of Significance |
CERTIFICATE IN LOBBY STATES PROPERTY LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER--SHPO HAS NO RECORDS OR DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW THIS; INDIVIDUALLY ELIGIBLE FOR NRHP; HIGH LEVEL OF INTEGRITY ON EXTERIOR AND MUCH OF INTERIOR; VERY ORNATE HIGH-STYLE ART-DECO COURTROOM; OUTSI |
| 21.Document Resource |
SANBORN MAP 1943; CHICKASHA . . . ANOTHER JOURNEY BACK IN TIME ; CITY DIRECTORIES 1952, 1960 |
| 22.Name of the Preparer |
ELLIOTT KIPLING WRIGHT |
| 23.Survey Project |
YES
Project Name:
AN INTENSIVE LEVEL ARCHITECTURAL/HISTORIC SURVEY O
|
| 24.Date of Preparation |
4/15/97 |
| 25.Photographs |
Yes
Year:
1997 |
| 26. Architect/Builder |
LAYTON, HICKS & FORSYTH, ARCHITECTS; H. ARMON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, BUILDERS |
| 27. Year Built |
1934 |
| 28.Original Site |
Yes
Date Moved:
No Data |
| From Where |
No Data |
| 29.Accessible |
Yes |
| 30.Architectural Style |
Art Deco |
| Other Architectural Style
|
Not Applicable |
| 31.Foundation Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| 32.Roof Type |
FLAT |
| 33.Roof Material |
UNCOLLECTED |
| 34.Wall Material (Primary) |
STONE |
| 35.Wall Material (Secondary) |
NO DATA |
| 36.Window Type |
AWNING AND HOPPER |
| 37.Window Material |
METAL |
| 38.Door Type |
GLAZED |
| 39.Door Material |
METAL |
| 40.Exterior Features |
ENTRANCE FLANKED BY CAST-ALUMINUM FREE-STANDING LANTERNS; INSCRIPTIONS IN ART-DECO STYLE LETTERS: WEST FRIEZE ÒTHE SAFETY OF THE STATE IS THE HIGHEST LAW,Ó EAST FRIEZE ÒTHE FOUNDATION OF JUSTICE IS THAT NO MAN SHALL SUFFER WRONG;Ó CORNERSTONE: |
| 41.Interior Features |
MARBLE WAINSCOTTING; ART-DECO MOTIFS ON FRIEZE; SERVICE WINDOWS ON IST FLOOR HAVE ORIGINAL METAL GRATES; CAST-ALUMINUM INTERIOR DOORS; 2ND FLOOR HAS ART-DECO LANTERNS; HIGH-STYLE ART-DECO COURTROOM |
| 42.Decorative Details |
PANELS DEPICT FRONTIERSMAN, INDIAN, SHEATHS OF GRAIN, GOURDS, CORN STALKS, OIL DERRICKS |
| 43.Condition of Resource |
Good (very well maintained) |
| 44.Description of Resource |
5-STORY (INCLUDING BASEMENT AND ATTIC) 7-BAY BUILDING; STONE-PANEL SIDING HAS FOSSIL IMPRINTS; 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR WINDOWS HAVE METAL MULLIONS; 3-STORY CONCRETE-BLOCK REAR ADDITION |
| 45.Comments |
|
| 46.Placement |
SEE SURVEY MAP |
| 47.Listed on National Register |
Yes |
| Continuation: |
|
| National Register Entry |
05000131 |
| Date Updated (mm/dd/yyyy) |
8/1/2008 12:00:00 AM |
|