County of courthouse: Lipscomb County
Just entering town is a historic marker (THC) about the town:
"Established, 1886 by settlers hoping to benefit from proposed Santa Fe Railroad in Panhandle.
"Post office was opened in 1886; Lipscomb Town Company sold land for $3 an acre in 1887. In first month, seven businesses started.
"When county was organized in 1887, Lipscomb became seat, named for A.S. Lipscomb, secretary of state in Republic of Texas and Justice of State Supreme Court. Hotel from undeveloped town of Dominion was moved here, 1887.
"First courthouse was built in 1887. The first school -- in a church -- had 25 pupils, 1888. A new courthouse was erected, 1916. (1968)"
On the courthouse lawn is a THC Historical Marker, the text of that marker:
"Established in 1886 and organized the following year with Lipscomb as county seat, Lipscomb County was named for Abner S. Lipscomb, an associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court in the 1840s-1850s. A one-story wood frame building served as the first county courthouse.
"During the first decade of the 20th century, the number of farms and ranches in the county more than doubled, and the population more than tripled that of the 1900 census. In 1915, county voters approved the issuance of bonds for a new, larger courthouse to serve the governmental functions of a growing county. The commissioners court selected William M. Rice of Amarillo as both architect and general contractor for the project. Edward S. Altmiller, who had been the contractor for the 1910 Lipscomb County jail, served as construction superintendent.
"Rice designed the courthouse in the Classical Revival style, with style-defining features such as the arched doorway and the triangular pediment supported by Doric order columns over the entrance. Design and construction took place primarily during 1916, with final details completed in early 1917.
"Despite its status as the smallest town in the county, largely the result of being bypassed by the railroad, Lipscomb retains its designation as county seat. The Lipscomb County courthouse, which dominates the town site, continues to function as the center of government and politics for county residents.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2000"