Built 1915 (1915) Opened 1915 Phone +1 580-336-5187 | NRHP Reference # 84003361 Area 4,000 m² Added to NRHP 23 August 1984 | |
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Location Courthouse Sq., Perry, Oklahoma Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals MPS County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR Address 300 Courthouse Dr # 14, Perry, OK 73077, USA Hours Open today · 8AM–4:30PMTuesday8AM–4:30PMWednesday8AM–4:30PMThursday8AM–4:30PMFriday8AM–4:30PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8AM–4:30PMSuggest an edit Similar Cimarron County Courthouse, Payne County Courthouse, Pawnee County Courthouse, Blaine County Courthouse, Washita County Courthouse | ||
The Noble County Courthouse is a three-story building, built in 1915, located at the center of the Perry Courthouse Square Historic District. The size of the plot on which it stands is 1 acre (4,000 m2). The architect was J.W. Hawk. There have been minimal alterations either inside or outside, and the building still serves its original purpose as the center of county government and repository of all county records.
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Description
The Noble County Courthouse is constructed of stone and brick, and has a square footprint. The exterior is painted white. According to the NRHP nomination, the building's architecture style has many simplified features of the Second Renaissance Revival. The facades of all four elevations are divided between the first and second floors by a string course with Greek fretwork The facade of the first floor has heavily horizontally-incised, stone facing. Each of the four entries has fluted Corinthian pilaster strips and broken pediments. All of the windows are divided by flat-topped pilasters.
Alterations have been minimal, and the building retains its original architectural integrity.
Statue
The statue on the courthouse lown, in front of the main entrance, is known either as the "Pioneer Statue" or the "Hopes and Dreams" statue. It depicts a man and woman riding in the land run on a buggy. The base of the slab on the ground shows the names of a number of Noble County pioneers and homesteaders on the front. The names of frontiersmen, claimstakers, and boomers are listed on the back of the slab. The red granite slab and the base of the statue were provided by Willia Granite Co. The sculptor is unidentified.