Jackson County Courthouse is an Art Deco

Art Deco

Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

 building in Medford

Medford, Oregon

Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon...

, Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

, United States

United States

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 that was built in 1932, six years after county residents voted to move the county seat

County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....

 from Jacksonville to Medford.

The former Jackson County Courthouse, built in Jacksonville, Oregon

Jacksonville, Oregon

Jacksonville is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States, a few miles west of Medford. It was named for Jackson Creek, which runs through the community and was the site of one of the first placer gold claims in the area. It includes Jacksonville Historic District which was designated a U.S....

 in 1883, now serves as the Jacksonville Museum

Jacksonville Museum

Jacksonville Museum was a museum in Jacksonville, Oregon, United States, located in the former Jackson County Courthouse, built in 1883. The courhouse is a contributing property of the Jacksonville Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places...

 and is unrelated to the building in Medford. It is a contributing property of the Jacksonville Historic District.

External links

• Image of Jackson County Courthouse from the Oregon State Archives
  Oregon State Archives
  The Archives Division of the Office of the Secretary of State of Oregon, or Oregon State Archives, is an agency of the Office of the Oregon Secretary of State charged with preserving and providing access to government records. It also publishes the Oregon Blue Book and Oregon Administrative Rules...