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that was built with $ 100,000 in bonds issued and located at the intersection of California and Robinson at 520 West Main Street in the 1900s.
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floor with a compass design as well as abstracted wagon wheel chandeliers and third story overlooks. In 1967 a
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The building is located at 321 Park Avenue It cost $ 1.5 million paid for with a bond issue and money from the
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Oklahoma County website (Originally published in the June 2004 issue of Oklahoma City Downtown Monthly
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building was constructed next to the courthouse and connected by a walkway.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Oklahoma
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The building is said to be "loosely abstracted from stepped-back
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and partners George Forsyth and Jewel Hicks of the firm
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Buildings and structures in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
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Post Office, Courthouse, and Federal Office Building
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Oklahoma County Courthouse is located in Oklahoma
Oklahoma County Courthouse is located in the United States
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
35°28′8″N 97°31′14″W / 35.46889°N 97.52056°W / 35.46889; -97.52056
Manhattan Construction Co.
Layton & Forsyth
Art Deco
MPS
County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR
92000126
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Solomon Layton
Layton & Forsyth
courthouse
Public Works Administration
The Great Depression
concrete
art deco
art moderne
National Register of Historic Places
Indiana limestone
Native American
Mountain Man
Mayan temples
terrazzo
modern architecture
National Register of Historic Places
List of tallest buildings in Oklahoma City

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