Texas County Progress
The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
The earliest trials in Orange County were conducted beneath shade trees or in a room above a Water Street business house shared by the Masonic Lodge. The first official temple of justice was a single-story, wooden affair on Market Street built in 1853. The courthouse doubled as a gathering place for civic meetings and religious services. James J. Digon of … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Orange County Courthouse
The Childress County Courthouse boasts a Moderne style as designed by Townes & Funk of Amarillo. The stone county capitol was completed in 1939. The county’s first courthouse burned on Oct. 21,1891, after only two weeks of use. June Rayfield Welch, author of “The Texas Courthouse Revisited,” discusses the theories behind the blaze: Some blamed Confederate veterans who … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Childress County Courthouse
The Red River County Courthouse is the only intact work of architect W.H. Wilson. Completed in 1885, the building combines Renaissance Revival and Second Empire styles. The limestone courthouse includes a Mansard-roof clock tower and columns on the outside corners. The county celebrated the restoration of the courthouse interior and exterior in October 2003. The … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Red River County Courthouse
In 1876, the Texas Legislature created Lynn County, which organized in 1903 with Tahoka as the county seat. A two-story, frame structure served as the courthouse until citizens approved a bond election for the current building in July of 1915. Designed by William M. Rice and built by A.Z. Rogers, the three-story building with a full basement housed courtrooms, … [Read more...] about Courthouse Trails: Lynn County Courthouse
Featuring native white limestone with Pecos Red Sandstone accents, the Erath County Courthouse is known for its unique center tower and two intermediate bays topped with triangular pediments. The north entrance arch is supported by Syrian columns. The courthouse, designed by J. Riely Gordon in a Romanesque Revival style, was erected in 1891; renovations were completed in May … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Erath County Courthouse
