Pawnee County Courthouse (Oklahoma)

Pawnee County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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°WCoordinates: 36°20′19″N 96°48′9″W / 36.33861°N 96.80250°W
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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  Bas-relief panel

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  Lintel

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  Bas relief

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pawnee County Courthouse (Oklahoma)" (PDF). National Park Service date=. Retrieved 2014-11-10. and one photo