The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-27
DEDICATION OF LOVE COUNTYS NEW
COURT HOUSE, MARIETTA WEDNESDAY

of the first floor being about twelve
feet above grade line. \ porch with
tile floor at the top OF the steps,
with ballustrade surrounding and
four massive columns supporting the
gables, the capitals of which reach
the architraye OF cornice. There
are two similar entrances on the
east and west end of the building
with similar porches, entering
through double yestibule doors to
the main corridor extending from
end to end of the building. There is
a cross hall corridor entering from
the north entrance, the floors and
wainscoting of which are of marble.
There are about seventeen of the
main entrance steps.
On the first or principal floor
there is the following list Of rooms
AMI offices:
County judges office, in the south
east corner OF the building, adjoin-
ing same is his record room which
which is entered through a double
steel vestibule door of the hall in
herring make. This record room or
vault is lighted by two full-sized
windows with steel frame and SASH
glazed with wire plate glass, which
affords this room absolute safety
yet perfect light and ventilation. Ad-
joining the county judges office on
the other size is the county court
room. This room is also absolutely
fire-proof as all of the walls, cell
ing and roof are of masonry and
reinforced concrete All doors and
windows being of metal. At the fur
ther end of this court room is the
jury room, 50 that juries leaving
the court room enter directly their
jury room without coming in con-
tact with the public. This court room
and jury room is in the south side
and extends the full length of the
main building.
In the southwest corner on the
first floor we have the treasurer's
office, both public and private, as
we'll as a perfectly fire-proof record
room, lighted ann ventilated similar
to the county judges record room.
, The county clerk is located in the
> northwest corner of the first floor,
q with similar fire-proof record rooms
:, as before dese Se>d Joining the
. county clerks 'oafce is the county
commissioners room, which is a
- large commodious room, being about
, twenty feet square. The register
of deeds is handsomely cared for in
the northeast corner of this floor
, having this entire quarter of the
. house as well as a deed record vault
= below his record room. He has a
= private office or abstractors office.
: He has public office, which con
meets with his record ROOM. which
is about twenty-one feet square,
absolutely fire-proof which is en-
tered through steel double vestibule
. doors. Inside this record room is
fire-proof steel stairs going down to
the deed record vault below.
, Upon entering the court house
B. from the east entrance, after pass
p ing through outer vestibue reach
ing the main corridor. To the right
q hand left is the main stairway.
which is of reinforced concrete and
absolutely fire-proof, going up which
takes you to the second floor, on
which Is located the district court
room. Or going down, leads you to
, the basement, which we will here
describe: The Easement besides be-
ing entered by these stairs from the
first floor can be entered from the
east, north and west sides by pass
ing between columns to the right
and left of the entrance steps and
entering similar corridor is that on
the first floor, which has tile floors
and wainscoting.
In the southwest corner we have
the women's rest room, which is
properly furnished with chairs and
lounges, water, light and heat. In
the northwest corner, the county su-
perintenient of education is fitted
, with suitable and public and private
Offices. In the southwest corner of
this floor we have Suitahla apart
ments for the sheriff, both public
and private. Other rooms on this
floor are the boiler room. where
. the heating plant for both the
court house and jail will be install
- ed. The fuel room, the county sur
= veyor's office, the deed record room
and an unassigned room, which is
: something over twenty feet square,
: for future necessities. The walls
I both interior and exterior of this