Canadian County Jail, El Reno

The Canadian County Jail is the oldest intact county government building in Canadian County. It was designed by noted Oklahoma architect Solomon Andrew Layton, in partnership with W.J. Riley, and built by A.C. Kreipke. The jail was designed and built between 1904 and 1907. It is an example of Layton’s early Oklahoma work and features unusual Italian Renaissance characteristics for a utilitarian building like a county incarceration facility. It is the only public building that Layton designed in El Reno that is still standing. Restoration efforts are ongoing.