Potter County Courthouse (Texas)

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Potter County Courthouse and Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Potter County Courthouse
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Location	500 S. Fillmore, Amarillo, Texas
Coordinates	35°12′29″N 101°50′6″W / 35.20806°N 101.83500°W / 35.20806; -101.83500
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1922 (1922)
Architect	Townes, Lightfoot & Funk; Charles Lambie, et al.
Architectural style	Art Deco, Prairie School
NRHP reference No.	96000938^[1]
RTHL No.	4096 4097
Added to NRHP	August 22, 1996
Designated RTHL	1996

The Potter County Courthouse is a government building for Potter County, located in the county seat of Amarillo, Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1996.

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The art deco styled courthouse was designed by William C. Townes and was built in 1932.^[2] The courthouse cost $315,000 ($7.03 million in 2023 dollars) to build.^[2]

The Potter County Library, which sits on the same property as the courthouse, was also designed by Townes and was built in 1922.

References

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^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Potter County Courthouse and Library". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2009.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Potter County, Texas, United States
County seat: Amarillo
City	Amarillo‡	Potter County map
Town	Bishop Hills
CDP	Bushland‡
Other communities	Ady Cliffside Gentry St. Francis
Historical communities	Folsom Pleasant Valley Pullman Soncy
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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