Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 84002988 Phone +1 580-544-2221 Added to NRHP 23 August 1984 | Built 1926 Opened 1926 | |
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MPS County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR Address 1 Courthouse Sq , Boise City, OK 73933, Boise City, OK 73933, United States Similar Blaine County Courthouse, Noble County Courthouse, Pawnee County Courthouse, Camp Nichols, Seminole County Courthouse | ||
The Cimarron County Courthouse is the historic courthouse serving Cimarron County, Oklahoma, located in Boise City. The courthouse was designed by M.C. Parker in the Classical Revival and Neoclassical styles and built in red brick by Strong & Froman. The building opened in 1926 after the previous wood frame courthouse burned down. On August 23, 1984, the courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1943, an Army Air Forces training mission accidentally bombed the courthouse. The training unit, which mistook the courthouse for its intended target, dropped six practice bombs near the building. All but one of the bombs exploded, though they did little damage as they were made of dynamite and sand; the city preserved the unexploded bomb. Boise City was once thought to be the only U.S. city bombed by its own military, though similar incidents have since been discovered.