National Register of Historic Places

Cimarron County Courthouse

Boise City, Cimarron County, Oklahoma
Listed
August 22, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84002988

About this property

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. The courthouse is surrounded by a traffic circle that has several highways in a unique example of concurrency, including US-56, US-64, US-287, US-385, US-412, State Highway 3, and SH-325. The highways lead to different locations including north to Colorado, northeast to Kansas, west to New Mexico, and southwest to the Texas Panhandle. 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.

Location

Boise City, Cimarron County, Oklahoma
36.72972, -102.51301

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Cimarron County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

Cimarron County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Cimarron County Courthouse?

Cimarron County Courthouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cimarron County Courthouse?

The period of significance for Cimarron County Courthouse is recorded as the industrial era.

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