Marker Inscription
Twy-story limestone building with flat arch window openings.
Courthouse
Glasscock County Courthouse/Jail
The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
About this site
Glasscock County Courthouse/Jail is a courthouse in Garden City, Glasscock County, dedicated in 1894. It is one of 2 courthouses documented in Glasscock County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 7 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8637, -101.4808 near Garden City. The nearest cataloged historic site is Glasscock County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail, Glasscock County Courthouse, and Garden City Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302000009. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This small two-story stone building was Glasscock County's earlier courthouse, standing on the same square in Garden City. After the present Glasscock County Courthouse was completed in 1909-1910, the older building was used as the county jail and it is now closed. It is included in the National Register of Historic Places listing for the Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail, which was added to the register in 2011.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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