Hughes County is named for William C Hughes, who was a member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention.
Created: July 16, 1907
County Seat:
Holdenville 1907 – present
County Courthouse – Holdenville
Location: 200 North Broadway Street / East 8th Street
Built: 1963 – 1964
Style: Modern
Architect: Phelps-Spitz & Associates of Oklahoma City
Contractor: Allen–Wilson Construction Company Inc. of Denison, Texas
Description: The building faces southeast and is a one story concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Holdenville. The building has a wide red colored over-hang running below the flat roof line. The entrance is along the southeast with a recessed doorway and five white colored pillars towards the southwest. The windows are horizontal.
Note: The first courthouse was space in the federal building. The second and previous courthouse was designed by Layton Wemyss Smith & Fiorsyth and constructed by Manhattan Construction Company in 1919 to 1920. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1964.
Courthouses:
N – Okfuskee County
E – McIntosh County and Pittsburg County
S – Coal County
W – Pontotoc County and Seminole County
County Courthouse – Holdenville
Photos taken 2010