Courthouse

Motley County Courthouse

Matador · Motley County · Dedicated 1948 · THC Atlas #4302000154

The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.

Marker Inscription

Constructed of buff brick with limestone panels and cast aluminum details including double height entry bay with cast aluminum frame and doors featuring six round lites.

About this site

Motley County Courthouse is a courthouse in Matador, Motley County, dedicated in 1948. It is one of 16 historic sites cataloged in Motley County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.

The site sits at 34.0140, -100.8214 near Matador. The nearest cataloged historic site is Motley County Jail (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Traweek House, Bob's Oil Well, and Motley County Railroad.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302000154. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Motley County Courthouse in Matador was built in 1948 to designs by architect Wyatt C. Hedrick, a two-story brick building whose taller central block steps above the flanking bays. It is at least the county's third courthouse: the first, erected in 1891 the same year the county was organized, burned in 1893. The building stands on the high ground on the north side of downtown Matador.

Sources: 254texascourthouses.net texasescapes.com

📍 34.0140, -100.8214 · Matador, Motley County

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Nearby in Motley County

Motley County Railroad