courthouses; design and construction; Gothic Revial (Architectural style)
Marker Year
1966
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Yes
Marker Location
on Avenue D, near corner of Avenue D and 11th Street, Ozona
Private Property
No
Marker Condition
In Situ
Marker Size
Medallion and Plate
Marker Text
Built 1902. Second courthouse for county. American Gothic architecture, planned by Oscar Ruffini, San Angelo. Material is fine stone quarried nearby on Meyer and Couch properties. Cost $30,000. Early day community social center. Used for cowboy dances, box suppers, Christmas trees, roundup celebrations. In 1909 arc light was added to steeple, to signal sheriff and guide travelers to town. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966.