Marker Inscription
Constructed of buff brick and limestone in the Classical Revival style. The courthouse features a double cornice, a carved limestone cartouche at the parapet and a double height arched portico supported by Doric columns.
Courthouse
Parmer County Courthouse (1916)
The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
About this site
Parmer County Courthouse is a courthouse in Farwell, Parmer County, dedicated in 1916. It is one of 17 historic sites cataloged in Parmer County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 34.3848, -103.0395 near Farwell. The nearest cataloged historic site is First National Bank (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Farwell, Texas, Parmer County Courthouse, and Hopping-Aldridge House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302000070. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Parmer County Courthouse in Farwell was built in 1916 to the design of architects Risser and Townes, a three-story brick building in the Texas Renaissance style constructed by the W. M. Rice Construction Company. It faces west toward the Texas–New Mexico state line, less than 1,000 feet away. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Also at or near Farwell, Parmer County
“Parmer County Courthouse” names 2 distinct records in Parmer County. This page is the courthouse dedicated in 1916 in Farwell. The others:
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Nearby in Parmer County
Historical Marker
First National Bank
Farwell · 1962
Historical Marker
Farwell, Texas
Farwell · 1936
Historical Marker
Parmer County Courthouse
Farwell · 1962
Historical Marker
Hopping-Aldridge House
Farwell · 1984
Historical Marker
Near Route of the Coronado Expedition
Farwell · 1969
Historical Marker
Parmer County
Farwell · 1936
Cemetery
Olivet Cemetery
Farwell · 2007
Cemetery
Oklahoma Lane Cemetery
Oklahoma Lane · 2003