Throckmorton County Courthouse (Throckmorton)

Year Built: 1890

Architect: Martin, Byrnes and Johnston

The Throckmorton County Courthouse is located in Throckmorton, Texas.

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 andJacob 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.

From the Texas Historical Commissions, Historical Atlas website.

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