Noble County Courthouse (Oklahoma) facts for kids
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Noble County Courthouse
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Noble County Courthouse, 2015
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 Location in Oklahoma
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| Location | Courthouse Sq., Perry, Oklahoma |
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| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1915 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| MPS | County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003361 |
| Added to NRHP | August 23, 1984 |
The Noble County Courthouse is an important building in Perry, Oklahoma. It was built a long time ago, in 1915, and has three floors. It's right in the middle of the town square. This building is still used today as the main office for Noble County. It's where all the county's important papers are kept. The building sits on a piece of land about the size of one acre. A person named J.W. Hawk designed it.
About the Building
The Noble County Courthouse is made from strong stone and brick. It has a square shape and its outside walls are painted white. The building's style is called Second Renaissance Revival, but it has simpler features.
Building Style
The outside of the building has special decorations. A decorative band, called a string course, runs between the first and second floors. This band has a pattern called Greek fretwork. The first floor looks very solid with horizontal lines carved into the stone. Each of the four entrances has tall, flat columns called pilasters. These pilasters have fancy tops and broken pediments above them. All the windows are also separated by flat pilasters.
The building still looks much like it did when it was first built. Very few changes have been made to it over the years.
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"Pioneer Statue" in front of Noble County Courthouse, 2015.
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Plaque on Noble County Courthouse Statue, 2015.
The Pioneer Statue
In front of the courthouse, there is a statue on the lawn. It is known as the "Pioneer Statue" or the "Hopes and Dreams" statue. This statue shows a man and a woman riding in a buggy. They are taking part in a "land run." A land run was a race to claim land in Oklahoma a long time ago.
The base of the statue has names carved into it. The front of the base lists many early settlers of Noble County. These people were called pioneers or homesteaders. The back of the base lists names of frontiersmen, claimstakers, and boomers. These were all different types of people who helped settle the land. The red granite stone and the base for the statue were made by Willia Granite Co. We don't know who the sculptor was.
