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Dickens County Courthouse and Jail

Coordinates: 33°37′16″N 100°50′10″W / 33.62111°N 100.83611°W / 33.62111; -100.83611 (Dickens County Courthouse and Jail)
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Dickens County Courthouse and Jail
Dickens County Courthouse in 2009
Dickens County Courthouse and Jail is located in Texas
Dickens County Courthouse and Jail
Dickens County Courthouse and Jail
Dickens County Courthouse and Jail is located in the United States
Dickens County Courthouse and Jail
Dickens County Courthouse and Jail
LocationPublic Sq.,
Dickens, Texas
Coordinates33°37′16″N 100°50′10″W / 33.62111°N 100.83611°W / 33.62111; -100.83611 (Dickens County Courthouse and Jail)
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1892 (1892)-1893 (1893) (courthouse), 1909 (1909) (jail)
Built byE.L. Aiken, Southern Structural Steel Co.
NRHP reference No.80004098[1]
TSAL No.8200000222
RTHL No.1220
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1980
Designated TSALJanuary 1, 1981
Designated RTHL1962

The Dickens County Courthouse and Jail, on Public Sq. in Dickens, Texas, was built in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

It is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.

It formerly had a polygonal central tower with a domed cupola.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Willard B. Robinson; S. Elizabeth Sasser (December 7, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dickens County Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). Texas Historic Commission. Retrieved August 16, 2018.