Pawnee County Courthouse
National Register of Historic Places

Pawnee County Courthouse

Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Listed
August 22, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
84003406

About this property

The Pawnee County Courthouse is a three-story art deco brick building that is still functioning as a courthouse. Four bas-relief panels on either side of the entrance on the south side depict scenes of Native Americans and pioneers, while the lintel depicts an eagle, a cow's skull, an owl, an open book and two rattlesnakes (numbers 3 and 4 below). The west end has a lintel like the one on the south side.

Location

Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
36.33856, -96.80287

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 84003406. It was listed on August 22, 1984.

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Arkansas Valley National Bank
Industrial
0 mi
Pawnee Armory
Industrial
0.6 mi
Pawnee Agency and Boarding School Historic District
Civil War
0.7 mi
Pawnee Indian Agency
Modern
0.7 mi
Corliss Steam Engine
Pre Contact
0.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Round Mountain Nov 19 1861
1861Civil War
4.1 mi
Gunfight at Ingalls
1893Frontier
14.4 mi
Battle of Chusto-Talasah / Bird Creek Dec 9 1861
1861Civil War
15.1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Pawnee County Courthouse listed on the National Register?

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

What type of historic resource is Pawnee County Courthouse?

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

What is the period of significance for Pawnee County Courthouse?

The period of significance for Pawnee County Courthouse is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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