Franklin County Courthouse | |
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| Location | 39 W. Oneida, Preston, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 42°5′45″N 111°52′38″W / 42.09583°N 111.87722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1939 |
| Architect | Hyrum C. Pope; W.F. Thomas |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | County Courthouses in Idaho MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001585[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 27, 1987 |
The Franklin County Courthouse, located at 39 W. Oneida St. in Preston in Franklin County, Idaho, was built in 1939. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
It is Art Deco in style, principally designed by Salt Lake City architect Hyrum C. Pope. It is "tall, massive, and monumental" in its village setting.[2]
Hyrum Pope died unexpectedly of a heart attack while inspecting the construction of the building;[3] W.F. Thomas of Pope's firm, Pope & Burton, completed the supervision of the construction.[2]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Jennifer Eastman Attebery (June 23, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Franklin County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved October 23, 2017. With photo from 1986.
- ^ Pollv Susan Hart (November 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Highland Park Historic District". National Park Service. p. 17. Retrieved October 24, 2017. With 18 photos from 1997 Note this source miss-states the year of Pope's death, which was in 1939.