Crane County Courthouse (Crane)

Posted on by Trey Wilson -- San Antonio Real Estate Attorney
                        
                            Real Estate Attorney in San Antonio                         
                    

Year Built: 1948

Architect: Groos, Clift & Ball

The Crane County Courthouse is located in Crane, Texas.  The County is sparsely populated, with less than 5,000 inhabitants as of the 2020 census.  The county is oil rich, and has a history as a rough and tumble place with a red light district, but today it is quiet and clean. It produced its one-billionth barrel of oil in 1972.

This courthouse very much reminded me of an elementary or middle school. The cheesy metal art crane at the door is a unique touch with a much more causal feel than the artwork, sculpture and monuments at other courthouses.  The courthouse is situated fronting a quiet highway, and you can park right at the front door.

From the Centennial Marker (1936):

Formed from Tom Green County Created February 26, 1887 Organized September 3, 1927. Named in honor of William Carey Crane 1816-1885. A Baptist minister President of Baylor University 1863-1885 Crane, The County Seat.