Built 1891 TSAL # 8200000020 Designated TSAL May 28, 1981 Area 2 ha | NRHP Reference # 77001424 RTHL # 191 Opened 1891 Added to NRHP 23 December 1977 | |
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Location Public Sq. and Sycamore and Pecan Sts., Archer City, Texas Architectural style Romanesque Revival architecture | ||
Archer County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse building on Public Square and Sycamore and Pecan Streets in Archer City, Texas.
Archer County was organized in 1880. The Romanesque style courthouse was built in 1891 and replaced a wooden courthouse from 1880. The building was designed by Alonzo N. Dawson of Fort Worth in Romanesque Revival style. The contract amount for construction was $32,500. The exterior walls of the courthouse are of brown sandstone obtained from a nearby quarry. Originally, the building was two-story and rising from the center of the courthouse was a massive octagonal tower, with four clock faces, terminated with a cupola. The tower was removed in 1928 and a third floor was added. The courthouse and jail were added to the National Register of Historic Places December 23, 1977.