Franklin County Courthouse (Idaho)

United States historic place


Franklin County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	39 W. Oneida, Preston, Idaho
Coordinates	42°5′45″N 111°52′38″W / 42.09583°N 111.87722°W / 42.09583; -111.87722
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
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.

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.

Hyrum Pope died unexpectedly of a heart attack while inspecting the construction of the building; W.F. Thomas of Pope's firm, Pope & Burton, completed the supervision of the construction.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ 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.

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