Pawnee County Courthouse (Oklahoma)

Pawnee County Courthouse
Pawnee County Courthouse, north side
Location 500 Harrison St.,
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°20′19″N 96°48′9″W / 36.33861°N 96.80250°W / 36.33861; -96.80250Coordinates: 36°20′19″N 96°48′9″W / 36.33861°N 96.80250°W / 36.33861; -96.80250
Built 1932
NRHP Reference # 84003406[1]
Added to NRHP August 23, 1984

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 (numbers 5,6 below) and pioneers (numbers 1,2 below), 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. The north side of the courthouse as another four panels, two of Native Americans (numbers 8,9 below) and two of pioneers (number 10,11 below). Across the top of the building are heads of Native Americans (number 7 below). [2]

It is one of two courthouses in Oklahoma that attempt to meld Native American and pioneer scenes (the other being the Adair County Courthouse (Oklahoma).

Bas-Relief Detail

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