Oklahoma City
Location: 2100 North Lincoln Boulevard / Northeast 20th Street
Built: 1929 – 1930
Style: Classicial Revival
Architect: Layton, Hicks & Forsyth
Contractor: Holmboe Construction Company
Description: The Oklahoma Supreme Court and Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals are housed in the Oklahoma Judicial Center located on spacious landscaped grounds to the south of the State Capitol in the center of Oklahoma City. The building was formerly the Oklahoma Historical Society and known as the Wiley Post Historical Building . The building is a three story stone and concrete structure. The exterior is Indiana limestone with the base and steps composed of Georgia granite. The roof line is flat. In the interior is an ornate light grey colored marble staircase with black striations. An Annex was constructed in 2011 when the courts moved from the State Capitol. The architect for the remodeling was TAP Architecture. The Supreme Court Hearing Room is located on the second story and the Criminal Court of Appeals Hearing Room is located on the third story.
Former Supreme Court – Oklahoma State Capitol
Location: 2300 North Lincoln Boulevard / Northeast 21st Street
Built: 1915 – 1917
Style: Classicial Greco-Roman
Architect: Wemyss Smith and S A Layton of Oklahoma City
Contractor: James Stewart Construction Company
Description: The Oklahoma Supreme Court is housed in the State Capiol on the second floor of the west wing. The buildinng faces south and is a five story gray stone structure. The outside is made of Indiana limestone and the base is of Oklahoma pink and black granite. The floors are Alabama marble and the stairs and wall bases are Vermont marble. The north-south width is over 300 feet in length, and the east-west is over 422 feet in length. The Rotunda reaches 105 feet from the inlaid terrazzo State Seal on the first floor to a similar seal on the ceiling surrounded by leaded glass art work. On the south wall of the building, above the Grand Staircase, are three murals representing Oklahomans who gave their lives during World War I. The Oklahoma Supreme Court is divided into two parts. The Supreme Court is located in the west and the State Court of Criminal Appeals is located in the north wing of the second floor.
See: The Oklahoma Judicial Center is located in Oklahoma County.
Oklahoma Judicial Center – Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Capitol – Oklahoma City
Photos taken 2010 and 2023
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