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Carter County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Carter County Courthouse

On the National Register since 198541 years
Neo-ClassicalListed 1985Ardmore
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Carter County Courthouse

Carter County Courthouse, at 1st and B Sts., SW, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 22, 1985. It was among the first 7 of Ardmore’s 17 listings. The Register lists it for its politics, at the local level. It describes its style as Neo-Classical, as it does for 21 other Oklahoma listings. It was listed as part of County Courthouses of Oklahoma TR. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 75 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1910 to today

  1. 1910Built
  2. 1985Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 41 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

1st and B Sts., SW, Ardmore · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Carter County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Ardmore Historic Commercial District (Additional Documentation)Victorian Romanesque · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Ardmore Municipal AuditoriumModerne · 0.3 mi on
  4. 4Ardmore Historic Commercial District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Oklahoma, New Mexico and Pacific Railroad DepotWestern Commercial · Built 1915 · next door
Around it

9 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BArdmore Carnegie LibraryLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19050.3 miStCentral Park BandstandClassical Revival · Built 19280.3 miBSayre-Mann HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBBlack Theater of ArdmoreBuilding0.4 miBDunbar SchoolBuilt 19220.6 miBDouglass High School AuditoriumBuilt 19300.7 miBHardy Murphy ColiseumWorks Progress Administration Standardized Style0.9 miStChoctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad ViaductWood Trestle0.9 miBTurner HouseBuilt 19351 mi

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Questions about Carter County Courthouse

Is Carter County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 22, 1985 (Register number 85000678).

Is Carter County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Oklahoma has 18 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Platt National Park Historic District, 24.1 miles away.

Can you visit Carter County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Carter County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 75 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 86509967 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.