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The 1929 Winkler
County Courthouse
Recorded
Texas Historic Landmark
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, February 2010 |
The Present
Winkler County Courthouse
County Seat - Kermit, Texas
Date - 1929
Style - Texas Renaissance
Material - Brick
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
"This courthouse was built with a sheriff's quarters and a jail
on the fourth floor which was used until 1995." - Terry
Jeanson
See Historical
Marker |
Winkler County
Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
Winkler County
Courthouse Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, February 2010 |
Historical Marker
Text
Winkler
County Courthouse
Built in 1929-30
in response to the need for a larger courthouse after the discovery
of oil in the county in 1926, this replaced a 1910 structure on the
same site. Designed by architect David Castle, the four-story classical
revival/beaux arts building features distinctive two-story classical
columns, decorative double-door surrounds and transoms, and paired
and triple windows on the second and third floors. A one-story addition
was built in the 1950s.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1988 |
The 1929 Winkler
County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, December 2005 |
"Courthouse
back view with the one-story addition built in the 1950s."
- Terry
Jeanson, December 2005 photo |
"The district
courtroom has retained much of its historical integrity."
- Terry
Jeanson, December 2005 photo |
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