Details for Mills County Courthouse
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5333012916
Data
| Marker Number | 12916 |
| Atlas Number | 5333012916 |
| Marker Title | Mills County Courthouse |
| Index Entry | Mills County Courthouse |
| Address | 1011 Fourth St |
| City | Goldthwaite |
| County | Mills |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 540939 |
| UTM Northing | 3479343 |
| Subject Codes | courthouses |
| Marker Year | 2002 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | Courthouse, 1011 Fourth Street |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Mills County Courthouse Mills County was formed in 1887, and citizens built a county jail in Goldthwaite the following year. In 1889, Goldthwaite was chosen county seat, and Oscar Ruffini designed the first courthouse; it served at this site from 1890 through 1912, when it was destroyed by fire. The county hired noted San Antonio architect Henry T. Phelps to design this courthouse, completed in 1913 by the Gordon-Jones Construction Company. Phelps chose the Classical Revival style for the three-story structure with basement, using a rectangular form, a central, ornamental pediment and fluted, engaged columns. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2002 |