The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
Designed in the Moderne style and constructed of buff brick with minimal brick and stone detailing. It is a symmetrical structure with a central three-story mass flanked on each side by recessed two-story wings, each with a recessed penthouse on top. The major decorative element is the main entry door surround that has a projecting, ornamental keystone. Additions at the east and north ends of the building were completed in similar materials with similar detailing.
Yoakum County Courthouse is a courthouse in Plains, Yoakum County, dedicated in 1949. It is one of 2 courthouses documented in Yoakum County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 5 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1892, -102.8290 near Plains. The nearest cataloged historic site is Yoakum County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Yoakum County Courthouse (1926), Bonus Shack, and Discovery Well in the Wasson Field.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302002759. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The present Yoakum County Courthouse in Plains was completed in 1949 to the designs of architect Wyatt C. Hendrick & Co., replacing a 1926 courthouse that now serves as the county heritage museum next door. It is the third building to serve the county, which was created in 1876 but not organized until the early 20th century.
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