The old Cordell National Bank Building with its corner entrance has been a financial center during most of its 95+ years of history. The corner spire on the rooftop was removed and the exterior altered with stucco, but the original marble floor and wainscotting can still be seen in the lobby of the building. Constructed in 1903, it today houses the offices of Capital West Securities.
The clock displayed on four sides of the Courthouse dome keeps track of Cordell'
Cordell, OK ArchitectureThe imposing Washita County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by Solomon Andrew Layton in 1910 and completed in 1911, and has been called the "Grandfather of Oklahoma's Courthouses."
Cordell, OK Historic CourthousesVisitors will enjoy relaxing by the fountain in Centennial Park on the Square adjacent to the picturesque Courthouse.
Cordell, OK Recreation. L. Hull, long-time president of the First National Bank, was instrumental in the construction of both the old First National Bank Building in 1909-1910 and the Carnegie Library in 1911. He is seen above in the right corner of the 1910 photo of the bank'
Cordell, OK Historic BuildingsThis photo shows the 1911-1912 Florence Hospital. The hospital, named for the wife of Cordell doctor A. H. Bungardt, was housed on the second floor of this building until the Cordell Memorial Hospital was built in 1957. Photos of the interior include one of the door to the fathers'
Cordell, OK Historic BuildingsThis downtown memorial honors oil industry giant, Earl P. Halliburton, founder of Halliburton Services, an international oil ...
This row of buildings, built between 1907 and 1912, has been described by architects and historians as among the finest examp...