Archer County Courthouse and Jail

United States historic place
Archer County Courthouse and Jail
33°35′42″N 98°37′31″W / 33.59500°N 98.62528°W / 33.59500; -98.62528
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1891-92
ArchitectAlonzo N. Dawson
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.77001424[1]
TSAL No.8200000020
RTHL No.191
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 1977
Designated TSALMay 28, 1981
Designated RTHL1963

The Archer County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse building on Public Square and Sycamore and Pecan Streets in Archer City, Texas.

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.[2]

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.[2]

The courthouse and jail were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places portal
  • flagTexas portal

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b 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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