Crockett County Courthouse (Ozona)
Architect: Oscar Ruffini.
Year Built: 1902.
The Crockett County Courthouse is located in Ozona, Texas. The county was founded in 1875 and later organized in 1891.
Crockett County is named in honor of Davy Crockett, as is Crockett County Tennessee. Davy Crockett was, of course, a legendary frontiersman, soldier, Tennessee state legislator and U.S. congressman, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.
From the 1966 historical plaque:
Built 1902. Second courthouse for county. American Gothic architecture, planned by Oscar Ruffini, San Angelo. Material is fine stone quarried nearby on Meyer and Couch properties. Cost $30,000.Early day community social center. Used for cowboy dances, box suppers, Christmas trees, roundup celebrations. In 1909 arc light was added to steeple, to signal sheriff and guide travelers to town.
From the 1936 Centennial marker:
Formed from Bexar Territory Created January 22, 1875 Organized July 7, 1891. Named in honor of David Crockett 1786-1836. Member of the United States Congress from Tennessee Killed at the Alamo Ozona, County Seat.
We visited this courthouse at Christmas time in both 2019 and 2020.
