Dallam County Courthouse - Dalhart, TX - Picture Perfect Postcards on Waymarking.com

County of courthouse: Dallam County
Location of courthouse: Denver Ave. & 5th St., Dalhart
Date: 1923
Architect: Smith and Townes
Architectural Style: Classical Revival
Material: Brick

Text on Postcard:
(Front): Written:

Dallam Co. Court House, Dalhart, TX

(Back): Printed: TARJATE POSTAL
Kodak Mexicana, LTD.   Written: 15 DEC 1943
I.O.U. $10.00
R.G. HALL

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"The 1923 Dallam County Courthouse, in the Texas Panhandle, exhibits features typical of governmental buildings constructed during the resurgence of classicism in the early 20th century. A three-story red brick building with a half-basement, the courthouse has a rectangular plan and a flat roof. The interior reflects Beaux Arts planning influences with central cross axe and classical detailing. Facing south on Fifth Street in Dalhart, the building occupies a block at the center of the brick-paved town. The site is flat, with a cultivated lawn and several mature trees planted around the building. In excellent condition, the courthouse retains its historical and architectural integrity to a high degree.

"In the semi-arid region of the Great Plains, Dallam County is prairie land, broken by creeks, none of which are proximate to the courthouse. Dalhart, the county seat, is near the southeast corner of the county. The southern portion of the town (beginning at 11th Street) is in Hartley County. The Fort Worth and Denver and the former Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf (currently the St. Louis-Southwestern) railways intersect in Dalhart about four blocks north of the courthouse. North of the tracks much of the community follows a grid plan oriented on a northwest-southeast diagonal, while south of the tracks the grid plan is laid out on the cardinal directions.

"Although the courthouse visually dominates the block, it is not centered but set back so that the primary (south) elevation fronts an extensive lawn, while the rear (north) faces an alley. Vegetation in the region is historically sparse, but the courthouse’s modest landscaping scheme includes mature elm trees, juniper and crepe myrtles. Historic photographs reveal that such features were introduced with settlement and have always been minimal. Three subordinate monuments on the courthouse grounds include a 1945 memorial to Dalhart high school students who died in World War II (concrete base, bronze place and flagpole), a 1986 sesquicentennial commemorative marker (stone base with wrought iron impression of XIT Ranch), and a 1991 Official Texas Historical Marker" ~ National Register Narrative on Texas Courthouses

Physical Address: 414 Denver Ave, Dalhart, TX 79022 Related Web Site: [Web Link] Description of Postcard Location: DALHART, TEXAS, I.O.U. Photo Post Card 1943 Dallam County STREET SCENE Look at the courthouse from the SE corner ...postcard has no real trees, photos trees have grown up. Parking Coordinates: Not Listed

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