Lipscomb County Courthouse | |
Coordinates: | 36.2339°N -100.2706°W |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Marker: | building |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map showing the location for Lipscomb County Courthouse |
Map Label: | Lipscomb County Courthouse |
Locmap Relief: | yes |
Area: | less than one acre |
Customarchitect Title: | Architect and builder |
Customarchitect: | William M. Rice |
Added: | July 9, 2008 |
Refnum: | 08000730 |
Designated Other1: | TSAL |
Designated Other1 Date: | January 1, 2008 |
Designated Other1 Number: | 8200003130 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Designated Other2: | RTHL |
Designated Other2 Date: | 2000 |
Designated Other2 Number: | 12483 |
Designated Other2 Num Position: | bottom |
The Lipscomb County Courthouse, on Courthouse Square in Lipscomb, Texas, was built in 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. It serves Lipscomb County, which was created/organized in 1886/1887. It is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
It was deemed notable as
the most prominent historic building in one of the least-populated counties in the state of Texas. The courthouse is the focal point of the unincorporated town of Lipscomb, with a population of less than 50, and it serves as both the governmental and social center for the county's residents. Classical Revival in style, the building epitomizes the period aesthetic applied to a small county courthouse. Designed by architect and general contractor W. M. Rice of Amarillo, this building of buff-colored brick is nominated to the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A in the area of Government, and Criterion C in the area of Architecture, both at the local level of significance.[1]
The listing includes a second contributing building.[1]