Throckmorton County Courthouse and Jail

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.

Throckmorton County Courthouse and Jail
Throckmorton County Courthouse in 2015
Throckmorton County Courthouse and Jail
Throckmorton County Courthouse and Jail
Location121 N. Minter Ave.,
Throckmorton, Texas
Coordinates33°10′44″N 99°10′39″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1890 (1890)-1891 (1891) (courthouse), 1893 (1893) (jail)
Built byJ.L. Dewees, Jacob Rath (courthouse); Pauly Jail Building & Manufacturing (jail)
ArchitectMartin, Byrnes & Johnston
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.78002987[1]
TSAL No.8200000591
RTHL No.15081
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 10, 1978
Designated TSALJanuary 1, 1981
Designated RTHL2008

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]

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