Mills County Courthouse
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N 31° 26.996 W 098° 34.173
14R E 540898 N 3479547
This medallion and plate is mounted on the courthouse wall, to the left of the front doors.
Waymark Code: WMDQBF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2012
Views: 10
Marker erected by Texas Historical Commission.
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Mills County Courthouse
Address: 1011 Fourth St
City: Goldthwaite
County: Mills
Subject Codes: courthouses
Year Marker Erected: 2002
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Location: Courthouse, 1011 Fourth Street
Marker Size: Medallion & Plate
Marker Number: 12916
Marker Text:
Mills County was formed in 1887, and citizens built a county jail in Goldthwaite the following year. In 1889, Goldthwaite was chosen county seat, and Oscar Ruffini designed the first courthouse; it served at this site from 1890 through 1912, when it was destroyed by fire. The county hired noted San Antonio architect Henry T. Phelps to design this courthouse, completed in 1913 by the Gordon-Jones Construction Company. Phelps chose the Classical Revival style for the three-story structure with basement, using a rectangular form, a central, ornamental pediment and fluted, engaged columns.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2002
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