The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
The Carson County Courthouse was completed in 1950 in a Modern style as designed by architect J.C. Berry. The concrete, brick, and steel structure came with an initial cost of about $465,000. According to “The Courthouses of Texas” by Mavis P. Kelsey Sr. and Donald H. Dyal, “Lonely cowboys used to come to dances held […]
DeWitt County County Seat: Cuero County Population: 20,097 (2010 Census) The DeWitt County Courthouse was designed in a Richardsonian Romanesque Revival style. A. O. Watson was the original architect, but due to financial difficulties and lawsuits, he abandoned the project. The final product was completed by Eugene Heiner. The unique courthouse style is named after […]
The Clay County Courthouse was built in 1884 in an Italianate style as designed by architects Wilson and Tozer. The removal of the prominent clock tower, varied roof alternations, and the addition of a dome have somewhat altered the appearance of the brick and sandstone structure, which is listed as a National Register Property. Clay […]
J. E. Flanders selected a Second Empire style for the Shackelford County Courthouse, completed in 1884 using limestone quarried a few miles southwest of Albany. Distinct qualities include the proportion of window area to wall area, a lack of extraneous ornamentation, and the clock tower. The Shackelford County temple of justice was the first […]
The 1910 Glasscock County Courthouse was fashioned from pitched face limestone in a Classic Revival Style. In 1909, county bonds issued through the First State Bank of Garden City were used to employ Mutual Construction Company Inc. of Louisville, Ky., and architects Edward C. Hasford & Co., of Dallas, to build the new temple of […]
