Beckham County Courthouse
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Beckham County Courthouse | |
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| Location | Courthouse Sq., Sayre, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 35°17′29″N 99°38′12″W / 35.29139°N 99.63667°WCoordinates: 35°17′29″N 99°38′12″W / 35.29139°N 99.63667°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1911 |
| Built by | Oklahoma Quarries & Construction Co. |
| Architect | Layton, Smith, & Hawk |
| MPS | County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 84002968[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 23, 1984 |
The Beckham County Courthouse, located in Courthouse Square in Sayre, is the county courthouse of Beckham County, Oklahoma. Built in 1911, the courthouse was designed by the architecture firm of Layton, Smith & Hawk. A dome supported by twelve Doric columns tops the roof of the courthouse; a smaller dome, similarly styled and supported by twelve columns, rises from the peak of the main dome. The east and west entrances to the courthouse each feature two Tuscan columns which span the second and third floors; the columns are flanked by brick pilasters. A dentillated cornice and a brick parapet encircle the building at its roof line.[2]
The courthouse appeared in the film The Grapes of Wrath, a 1940 adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel. Families headed to California (such as the Joads of the film) passed through Sayre on U.S. Route 66, and many viewed the city as the start of the West.[3]
The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1984.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Beckham County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 18, 2014. Accompanied by a photograph.
- ↑ "Beckham County Courthouse". Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary: Route 66. National Park Service. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
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