Throckmorton County Courthouse - Throckmorton, Texas
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N 33° 10.734 W 099° 10.669
14S E 483422 N 3671134
Throckmorton County has had 2 courthouses. The county was organized in 1879, with Willliamsburg, 6 miles north of Throckmorton, as the county seat.
Waymark Code: WM7QY5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2009
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From the Historical Marker.
Throckmorton County Courthouse
The Texas Legislature created Throckmorton County - Named for Pioneer Doctor William E Throckmorton - in 1858, with organization delayed until 1879. F.E. Conrad donated land for the town square and built a frame courthouse on this site. The firm of Martin, Byrne and Johnston designed this 1890 - 93 courthouse built by J.L. Dewees and Jacob Rath. The two-story Italianate-Style building features polychromatic walls of quarried sandstone, quoins, pilasters, horizontal bands, arched doors and windows and a mansard roof with brackets, pediments and a square cupola. A matching annex was built in 1938.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2008
Marker is property of the State of Texas
Year Built: 1890
Current Use of Building: County business
Level of Courts: County
Architect: Martin, Byrne & Johnston
Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1890 to Present
Physical Address:
101 N Minter Avenue
Throckmorton, Texas
Related Website: [Web Link]
Hours: Not listed
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