Throckmorton County Courthouse and Jail
Throckmorton County Courthouse and Jail | |
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Location | Public Sq. and Chestnut St., Throckmorton, Texas |
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Coordinates | 33°10′44″N 99°10′39″W / 33.17889°N 99.17750°WCoordinates: 33°10′44″N 99°10′39″W / 33.17889°N 99.17750°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1890 |
Built by | Pauly Jail Building & Manufacturing |
Architect | Martin, Byrnes & Johnston |
NRHP reference # | 78002987[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 10, 1978 |
The Throckmorton County Courthouse and Jail, in Throckmorton, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It is also a State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
The courthouse was designed by architects Martin, Byrnes & Johnston and was built in 1890, when the county had only 124 residents. The jail was built in 1893 by Pauly Jail Building & Manufacturing of St. Louis.[2]
The courthouse is a two-story building with walls of light brown and grey sandstone.[2]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Registration:". National Archives. Retrieved April 5, 2018. Downloading may be slow.
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