Franklin County Courthouse (Idaho) Explained

Franklin County Courthouse
Coordinates:	42.0958°N -111.8772°W
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Marker:	building
Mapframe-Zoom:	12
Mapframe-Caption:	Interactive map showing the location for Franklin County Courthouse
Built:	1939
Architect:	Hyrum C. Pope W.F. Thomas
Architecture:	Art Deco
Added:	September 27, 1987
Area:	less than one acre
Mpsub:	County Courthouses in Idaho MPS
Refnum:	87001585

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.^[1]

Hyrum Pope died unexpectedly of a heart attack while inspecting the construction of the building;^[2] W.F. Thomas of Pope's firm, Pope & Burton, completed the supervision of the construction.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87001585}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Franklin County Courthouse ]. National Park Service. Jennifer Eastman Attebery . June 23, 1987 . October 23, 2017. With .
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=98000405}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Highland Park Historic District ]. National Park Service. Pollv Susan Hart . November 1997 . October 24, 2017 . 17. With Note this source miss-states the year of Pope's death, which was in 1939.