Hutchinson County Courthouse - Stinnett, TX
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N 35° 49.652 W 101° 26.559
14S E 279350 N 3967573
One source calls it Texas Renaissance another calls it Spanish Renaissance...you choose
Waymark Code: WM12Z62
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/11/2020
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County of courthouse: Hutchinson County
Location of courthouse: 5th St. & Main St., Stinnett
Marker Erected by: Texas Historical Commission
Date Marker Erected: New 1995 shield old shield erected 1962
Architect: W.C. Townes
Architectural Style: Spanish Renaissance Revival or Texas Renaissance
Marker Text:
HUTCHINSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Hutchinson County, named for prominent Judge and writer Anderson Hutchinson, was one of 54 counties created out of the District of Bexar in 1876 by the Texas Legislature. It was not until 1901, however, that the county was officially organized. That year a temporary county courthouse was erected in the county seat of Plemons. A permanent courthouse was built in Plemons by contractor E.E. Ackers. Stinnett replaced Plemons as Hutchinson County Seat in 1926.
The county courthouse was temporarily housed in an office building in downtown Stinnett in 1926 before this courthouse was erected in 1927 at a time of major oil discoveries in the area. Designed by Amarillo architect W.C. Townes and built by local contractor C.S. Lambie & Company, the Spanish renaissance revival style building also housed the county jail. It features brick construction with cut-stone ornamentation, a 3-bay primary facade with grand entry bay, raised basement with end entries, metal sash windows and second floor window with round-arch stone lintels. Friezes at the east and west entrances of the courthouse depict the petroleum, farm and ranch, and cattle industries, historically the three principal commercial enterprises in the area.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962
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