The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
Constructed of limestone and cast aluminum in the Modern style. The building features a central full height entry portico divided by full height engaged fluted square columns into three bays that were clad with cast aluminum panels and windows.
Howard County Courthouse is a courthouse in Big Spring, Howard County, dedicated in 1953. It is one of 17 historic sites cataloged in Howard County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 32.2517, -101.4771 near Big Spring. The nearest cataloged historic site is First National Bank in Big Spring (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Potton-Hayden House, Settles Hotel, and Potton House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302002922. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Howard County Courthouse in Big Spring was built in 1953 to the design of architects Puckett & French, a four-story buff-brick building with an Art Deco interior of terrazzo floors and wainscoting. It is the county's third courthouse, following a 1908 sandstone building by Lang & Witchell. In 2024 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing resource to the Big Spring Downtown Historic District.
Sources: 254texascourthouses.netsanantoniorealestatelawyer.comen.wikipedia.org
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