Dickens County Courthouse and Jail

Dickens County Courthouse and Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Texas State Antiquities Landmark
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Dickens County Courthouse in 2009
Dickens County Courthouse and Jail Show map of Texas Dickens County Courthouse and Jail Show map of the United States
Location	Public Sq., Dickens, Texas
Coordinates	33°37′16″N100°50′10″W / 33.62111°N 100.83611°W / 33.62111; -100.83611 (Dickens County Courthouse and Jail)
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1892 (1892)-1893 (1893) (courthouse), 1909 (1909) (jail)
Built by	E.L. Aiken, Southern Structural Steel Co.
NRHP reference No.	80004098 [1]
TSAL No.	8200000222
RTHL No.	1220
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 4, 1980
Designated TSAL	January 1, 1981
Designated RTHL	1962

The Dickens County Courthouse and Jail, on Public Sq. in Dickens, Texas, was built in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. ^[1]

It is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.

It formerly had a polygonal central tower with a domed cupola. ^[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal
• Texas portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Dickens County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Dickens County
• List of county courthouses in Texas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Willard B. Robinson; S. Elizabeth Sasser (December 7, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dickens County Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). Texas Historic Commission. Retrieved August 16, 2018.