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1916
Lynn County Courthouse
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, 2007 |
Historical Marker:
Lynn County
Courthouse
In 1876 the Texas
legislature created Lynn
County, which organized in 1903 with Tahoka as county seat. A
two-story frame structure on this site served as courthouse until
citizens approved a bond election for the current building in Jul.
1915. Designed by William M. Rice and built by A.Z. Rogers, the three-story
building with full basement housed courtrooms, office space and the
county jail. Completed in Dec. 1916, the reinforced concrete building
with red brick and cast stone veneer exhibits classical revival style
in symmetrical facades repeated on opposite sides and porticos with
ionic columns.
2008 |
Lynn County Courthouse
in 1939
Photo Courtesy TxDoT |
Another early
view of the Lynn County Courthouse
Postcard circa 1925 courtesy THC |
South
side entrance architectural details
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, 2007 |
1916
Lynn County Courthouse cornerstone
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, 2007 |
The
current district courtroom with a false ceiling. The upper portion
is covered up but can still be accessed.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, 2007 |
Photographer's
Note:
[Above] Entrance to the balcony - The original paint and gold flower
trim is still in good condition and waiting to be restored. The top
floor jail, in use until 1960, is to the left outside this door.
[Below] The centrally located two-story district courtroom has been
cut in half over the years. While the bottom floor of the courtroom
has been modernized, the upper floor balcony section sits in ruins.
- Terry
Jeanson |
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