Cottle County Courthouse Historic District Explained

Cottle County Courthouse Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Coordinates:34.0139°N -100.3014°W
Map Label:Cottle County Courthouse Historic District
Locmap Relief:yes
Builder:H.W. Underhill Construction Co.
Added:September 10, 2004
Refnum:04000948

The Cottle County Courthouse Historic District is a 13.9acres historic district in Paducah, Texas which is roughly bounded by N. 7th, N. 10th, Garrett and Easly Streets. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The listing included 40 contributing buildings and seven contributing structures. The eponymous courthouse, the district's central landmark, is a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL) and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL).

It is commanded by the four-story Art Deco Cottle County Courthouse (SAL #8200003008, 2005; RTHL #13447, 2005), designed by Wichita Falls architects Voelcker and Dixon during 1929-30.[1]

It also includes construction by H.W. Underhill. It includes at least one hotel. It includes Mission/Spanish Revival architecture and Early Commercial architecture.

The site also includes 13 non-contributing buildings, a non-contributing site, two non-contributing structures, and four non-contributing objects.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cottle County Courthouse Historic District . National Archives . May 19, 2018 . June 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210612114213/https://catalog.archives.gov/id . dead . With accompanying photos.