Hansford County Courthouse - Spearman, TX
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YoSam.
N 36° 11.912 W 101° 11.540
14S E 302892 N 4008196
a Reflection on the Style of Art Deco, Moderne Style
Waymark Code: WM103Y6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2019
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County of Courthouse: Hansford County
Location of courthouse: NW Court St., foot of Main St., Bernice St & Kenneth Ave., Spearman
Architect: David S. Castle
Architectural Firm: Townes Lightfoot & Funk (of Amarillo)
Construction Contractor: Kreipke Construction Co.
Original Style: Art Deco, Art Moderne
Modification: 1958: Expanded and remodeled by John P. Merk, architect
Remodel Style: Texas Renaissance
"Hansford County courthouse is the first and only courthouse ever built in the county seat of Spearman.
"When the courthouse was built, the top floor housed a spacious sheriff's quarters and a dormitory for sequestered juries. The dormitory is now the commissioner's courtroom and the sheriff has since vacated, but the rooms still retain much of their original appearance." - Terry Jeanson, March, 2008
THC History: Formed form Young and Bexas territories. Created, August 21, 1876. Organized, March 11, 1889. Named in honor of John M. Hansford; came to Texas in 1837. Member of the Texas Congress, Judge of the Seventh Judical District, 1840-1842. Died in 1844. Spearman, the county seat.