The Archer County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse building on Public Square and Sycamore and Pecan Streets in Archer City, Texas.
Archer County Courthouse and Jail | |
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  Archer County Courthouse and Jail  Archer County Courthouse and Jail | |
| Location | Public Sq. and Sycamore and Pecan Sts., Archer City, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 33°35′42″N 98°37′31″W / 33.59500°N 98.62528°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1891-92 |
| Architect | Alonzo N. Dawson |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001424[1] |
| TSAL No. | 8200000020 |
| RTHL No. | 191 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 1977 |
| Designated TSAL | May 28, 1981 |
| Designated RTHL | 1963 |
Archer County was organized in 1880. The Romanesque style courthouse was built during 1891-92 and replaced a wooden courthouse from 1880. An architectural design competition was held, and the Romanesque Revival-style design of architect Alonzo N. Dawson of Fort Worth was chosen out of 25 submissions.[2]
The contract amount for construction was $32,500. The exterior walls of the courthouse are of brown sandstone obtained from a nearby quarry. Originally, the building was two-story and rising from the center of the courthouse was a massive octagonal tower, with four clock faces, terminated with a cupola. The tower was removed in 1928 and a third floor was added.
The jail, a block north of the courthouse, was built in 1910.[2]
The courthouse and jail were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
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References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Willard B. Robinson (1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Archer County Courthouse and Jail". National Archives. Retrieved April 5, 2018. Downloading may be slow.
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