Alfalfa County is named for William Henry David “Alfalfa Bill” Murray, who was the ninth Governor of the State of Oklahoma.
Created: November 16, 1907
County Seat:
Cherokee 1907 – present
County Courthouse – Cherokee
Location: 300 South Grand Avenue / East 3rd Street
Built: 1920 – 1921
Style: Neo-Classical
Architect: Tonini and Bramblet
Contractor: Charles M Dunning
Description: The building faces west and is a three story gray colored stone and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Cherokee. The west front has horizontal stone on the first story. Four large columns rise from second story to the top of the third story with recessed windows in the center section. There is a wide cornice below the flat roof line.
See: The architect, Tonini and Bramblet ( and associates ), designed courthouses in Kansas in Crawford County and Oklahoma in Cotton County, Major County, Okmulgee County, Payne County, Tillman County and Wooward County.
See: The contractor, Charles M Dunning Construction Company, constructed courthouses in Cotton County and Tillman County.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Alfalfa County Courthouse
Note: The first courthouse was a two story frame school house built in 1904. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1921.
Courthouses:
N – Barber County, Kansas and Harper County, Kansas
E – Grant County and Garfield County
S – Major County
W – Woods County
County Courthouse – Cherokee
Photos taken 2010