Castro County Courthouse - Dimmitt, TX
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YoSam.
N 34° 33.047 W 102° 18.715
13S E 746657 N 3826511
The WPA arrived in Castro County at the end of the Thirties to implement a design of Moderne pragmatists Townes & Funk. Its Art Deco elements were very popular in this period, and are visible among many of this courthouse’s contemporaries across the state. This one is made of sandstone.
Waymark Code: WM13355
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2020
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County Castro County
Location of courthouse: E. Bedford St. (TX-86) & N. Broadway (US-385) Dimmitt
SW corner of Panhandle, one county off western border; crossroads of: TX-86. TX-194 & US-385
Created: 1876
Named After: Henri Castro, who was consul general to France for the Republic of Texas
County Seat: Dimmitt
Elevation (highest): 3825feet (1166m)
Population: 7,665 (2018)
"Project type: Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local), Military and Public Safety, Penal Facilities
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA), Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Started: 1938
Completed: 1939
Designers: Townes & Funk
Contractors: W. W. Hill Const. Co.
Architectural Style: Art Deco
"This site was set aside as the Dimmitt town square in 1891, the year Castro County was formally organized. Temporary court facilities were set up in J. N. Morrison's office while the first courthouse was built. An ornate two-story structure, it burned in 1906 after being hit by lighting. A brick courthouse with a central dome, built in 1908, was dedicated at a community picnic. It served until the 1930s, but was razed to make room for the present stone building. Built with Works Progress Administration labor, Castro County's third courthouse opened in 1939." ~ Texas Historical Commission