Dickens County Courthouse and Jail explained

Dickens County Courthouse and Jail
Coordinates:33.6211°N -100.8361°W
Map Label:Dickens County Courthouse and Jail
Locmap Relief:yes
Built:- (courthouse), (jail)
Builder:E.L. Aiken, Southern Structural Steel Co.
Added:September 4, 1980
Area:0.2acres
Refnum:80004098
Designated Other1:TSAL
Designated Other1 Date:January 1, 1981
Designated Other1 Number:8200000222
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other2:RTHL
Designated Other2 Date:1962
Designated Other2 Number:1220
Designated Other2 Num Position:bottom

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.

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

It formerly had a polygonal central tower with a domed cupola.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dickens County Courthouse and Jail . Texas Historic Commission . Willard B. Robinson . S. Elizabeth Sasser . December 7, 1976 . August 16, 2018.