National Register of Historic Places

Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail

Garden City, Glasscock County, Texas
Listed
March 21, 2011
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
11000129

About this property

The Glasscock County Courthouse is an historic courthouse building located in Garden City, Glasscock County, Texas. Built in 1909 to 1910 at a cost of $28,000, it was designed by Georgia-born American architect Edward Columbus Hosford, who is noted for the courthouses and other buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia and Texas. It was built of granite and rusticated stone with gable front porticoes on all sides, each of which is supported by four 2-story Doric columns. Unlike the Mason County Courthouse also designed by Hosford and built at the same time for $39,786, the Glasscock County Courthouse has no clock tower cupola in the center of its roof and its side porticoes are smaller than the other two. The prior courthouse, a small 2-story stone building, still stands on the property. It was used as a jail after the present courthouse was built but is now closed.

Location

117 E Currie St
Garden City, Glasscock County, Texas
31.86531, -101.48077

Categories

ARCHITECTUREPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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When was Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail listed on the National Register?

Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 2011.

What type of historic resource is Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail?

Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail?

The period of significance for Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail is recorded as the industrial era.

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