Marker Inscription
The original Classical Revival courthouse was dramatically altered in 1952 with the removal of the ornamental parrapet and entry porticos and the addition of a large nondescript brick building.
Courthouse
Dawson County Courthouse
The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
About this site
Dawson County Courthouse is a courthouse in Lamesa, Dawson County, dedicated in 1916. It is one of 9 historic sites cataloged in Dawson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 32.7326, -101.9523 near Lamesa. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pioneer Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include M.C. Lindsey House, Site of Chicago, and Lamesa Farm Workers Community.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302002359. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Dawson County Courthouse in Lamesa was built in 1916, its Classical Revival design credited to the Fort Worth firm Sanguinet & Staats. The four-story red-brick and concrete building was significantly altered in 1952-1953, when a south annex and remodeling by Allen & Allen gave the courthouse much of its present appearance, and it was restored again in 1975. It stands on spacious grounds at the center of Lamesa.
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Historical Marker
Pioneer Cemetery
Lamesa · 1964
Historical Marker
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Lamesa · 1962
Historical Marker
Site of Chicago
Lamesa · 1977
Historical Marker
Lamesa Farm Workers Community
Lamesa · 2010
Historical Marker
Dawson County
Lamesa · 1936
Historical Marker
Hardy Morgan House
Patricia · 1963
Cemetery
Patricia
Dawson County
Cemetery
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