1910

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OLD COURTHOUSE

1910

County: Winkler
City: Kermit
Current Use: Active Courthouse
address: 110 E. Winkler
Owner: County
Service Dates: 
Construction Date: 1929
Architect: David S. Castle
Contractor: C.S. Oates and Son, Abilene
Style: Classical Revival

Built in 1929-30 in response to the need for a larger courthouse after the discovery of oil in the county in 1926, this replaced a 1910 structure on the same site. Designed by architect David Castle, the four-story classical revival/beaux arts building features distinctive two-story classical columns, decorative double-door surrounds and transoms, and paired and triple windows on the second and third floors. A one-story addition was built in the 1950s.