Castro County Courthouse
Dimmitt, TexasBuilt in 1940 in Moderne architectual style by architect Townes & Funk by contractor WPA.
3-story, brick(?) center building with 2-story wings on either side set forward a few feet. Entrance bay recessed the full height of the building with 2 modern fluted columns(no capitals). The windows are all decorative-glazed casement windows.
-Addition constructed in 1966.
Current status: Active Courthouse
The Texas Historical Commission's (THC) nationally recognized and award-winning Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program (THCPP) has turned around the trend of disrepair and begun restoring these treasured historic landmarks. Texas has more historic courthouses than any other state. Today more than 240 courthouses still stand that are least 50 years old. About 80 were built before the turn of the 20th century. By the end of that century, most of these structures were significantly deteriorated due to inadequate maintenance, insensitive modifications or weather related damage. The Texas Historical Commission (THC) documented the condition of 50 of the state’s oldest courthouses in the late 1990s and determined that counties lacked the resources to preserve the buildings for future generations.
The discovery of oil in 1901 near Beaumont, Texas, sparked an oil boom that transformed the state's economy and led to the rise of the modern petroleum industry.