Marker Number |
1111 |
Atlas Number |
5105001111 |
Marker Title |
Crockett County Courthouse |
Index Entry |
Crockett County Courthouse |
Address |
|
City |
Ozona |
County |
Crockett |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
289509 |
UTM Northing |
3399799 |
Subject Codes |
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. |