Historical
Marker
Dallam County
Courthouse
Created in 1876
and organized in 1891, Dallam
County was named for Republic of Texas Attorney James W. Dallam
(1818-1847). Texline, located on
the line of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad and the only
town in the county when it was organized, served as first county
seat.
A courthouse was built in 1891. Ten years later, when the Rock Island
Railroad built a line through the county, the new town of Dalhart
was established where the Rock Island and Fort Worth and Denver
City rail lines crossed. The county commissioners court voted to
move the county seat to Dalhart
in 1903, and in May that year an election was held to approve bonds
for a courthouse. County government soon outgrew the 1903 building,
and in 1922 the voters approved more bonds for a new courthouse.
Designed by the Amarillo
architectural firm of Smith & Townes, this Classical Revival structure
was completed in 1923. Built of brick with cast stone detailing,
the building rises from a rusticated ground floor to more finely
detailed upper stories, and features Ionic columns, curvilinear
parapets, and denticulated cornice. A fine example of its style,
the courthouse continues to serve the citizens of Dalhart
and Dallam County.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1991
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