Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail - Garden City,TX
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N 31° 51.810 W 101° 28.830
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The Glasscock County Courthouse and jail occupies the public square in Garden City, Texas, at the southeast corner of the intersection of State Highway 158 and County Road 33.
Waymark Code: WMZNDN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2018
Views: 2
NRHP Nomination Form"The square includes the first courthouse building, which also served as a jail (1894); the second courthouse (1910), which is still in use; a clubhouse for the local Boy Scouts (1937); a concrete water tower (1930); and several noncontributing utilitarian buildings and historical markers erected after the period of significance. The 1894 Courthouse and jail building is a simple cubic volume of local limestone in a minimal Italianate style as observed in its fenestration details. The 1910 Glasscock County Courthouse, also constructed of local limestone, was built in the Classical Revival style with pedimented entry porticos supported by large Doric columns on all four elevations. The Boy Scout House, of wood frame construction with a chimney of round boulders, is most directly linked to the "Park Service Rustic" style of architecture popular during the early twentieth century. These three buildings are in good condition and two remain in use today, but are in need of restoration."
Street address: 117 East Currie Street Garden City , TX USA
County / Borough / Parish: Glasscock County
Year listed: 2011
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Politics/Government, Social History
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Historic function: Government/Social
Current function: Government/Social
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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