Dawson County (Lamesa)

Architect: Sanguinet and Staats.

Year Built: 1916.

The Dawson County Courthouse is locater in Lamesa, Texas.

The county was created in 1876 and attached to Howard County for judicial purposes. Lamesa was selected as the county seat in 1905 when the county was organized. The first courthouse was a two story frame structure built by F C Maupin in 1905 at a cost of $2,849. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1915 to 1916 and was remodeled in 1952 to 1953 at a cost of $275,000. Source: Courthouses.co