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Oklahoma County Courthouse
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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1936 Architect - Layton, & Forsyth Photos: Robert Deering 4/11/2013 |
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 1902 Courthouse Architect - Berling, Hoff, & Wells |
COUNTY NAMED FOR: The principle community of the area originally known as Oklahoma Station, a stop on the Santa Fe Railroad, and now Oklahoma City.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Oklahoma is derived from two Choctaw words; "okla" meaning people, and "humma" meaning red, literally meaning "red people."
COURTHOUSES: The country rented space until the 1902 courthouse was completed. A new courthouse was completed in 1937, with an adjacent county office building that was completed in 1967.
STANDING: One - 1937 Art Deco building linked by crosswalks to the 1967 modern county office building.
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1967 Oklahoma County Office Building Behind the 1936 Courthouse
Architect - Thompson, Ball, Associates