Archer County Courthouse And Jail
Archer County was organized in 1880. The Romanesque style courthouse was built during 1891-92 and replaced a wooden courthouse from 1880. An architectural design competition was held, and the Romanesque Revival-style design of architect Alonzo N. Dawson of Fort Worth was chosen out of 25 submissions.
The contract amount for construction was $32,500. The exterior walls of the courthouse are of brown sandstone obtained from a nearby quarry. Originally, the building was two-story and rising from the center of the courthouse was a massive octagonal tower, with four clock faces, terminated with a cupola. The tower was removed in 1928 and a third floor was added.
The jail, a block north of the courthouse, was built in 1910.
The courthouse and jail were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Archer County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Archer County
- List of county courthouses in Texas
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Willard B. Robinson (1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Archer County Courthouse and Jail". National Archives. Retrieved April 5, 2018. Downloading may be slow.
External links
Media related to Archer County Courthouse and Jail at Wikimedia Commons
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