Castro County Courthouse, Dimmitt, Texas. (original) (raw)

Castro County Courthouse today
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2009

The 1939 Castro County Courthouse as it appeared in 1940
Photo courtesy of TXDoT

Castro County Courthouse in 1950
Photo courtesy THC

Castro County Courthouse today
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, 2007

Another view of the courthouse today
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, 2007

Castro County Courthouse Historical Marker
On Courthouse square, Bedford Street & Broadway
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, 2007

Historical Marker:

Castro County Courthouses

This site was set aside as the Dimmitt town square in 1891, the year Castro County was formally organized. Temporary court facilities were set up in J. N. Morrison's office while the first courthouse was built. An ornate two-story structure, it burned in 1906 after being hit by lighting. A brick courthouse with a central dome, built in 1908, was dedicated at a community picnic. It served until the 1930s, but was razed to make room for the present stone building. Built with Works Progress Administration labor, Castro County's third courthouse opened in 1939.
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The 1906 Castro County Courthouse
Photo courtesy THC