Potter County Courthouse (Texas)

Potter County Courthouse and Library
Potter County Courthouse
Potter County Courthouse and Library is located in Texas
Potter County Courthouse and Library
Potter County Courthouse and Library
Location within Texas
Potter County Courthouse and Library is located in the United States
Potter County Courthouse and Library
Potter County Courthouse and Library
Location within the United States
Location500 S. Fillmore,
Amarillo, Texas
Coordinates35°12′29″N 101°50′6″W / 35.20806°N 101.83500°W / 35.20806; -101.83500
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1922 (1922)
ArchitectTownes, Lightfoot & Funk; Charles Lambie, et al.
Architectural styleArt Deco, Prairie School
NRHP reference No.96000938[1]
RTHL No.40964097
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 22, 1996
Designated RTHL1996

The Potter County Courthouse is a government building for Potter County, located in the county seat of Amarillo, Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1996.

Local architect O. G. Roquemore had designed an earlier version of the courthouse for the county.[2]

History

The art deco styled courthouse was designed by William C. Townes and was built in 1932.[3] The courthouse cost $315,000 ($7.43 million in 2025 dollars) to build.[3]

The Potter County Library, which sits on the same property as the courthouse, was also designed by Townes and was built in 1922.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Frank White (1914). A History of Texas and Texans. American Historical Society.
  3. 1 2 "Potter County Courthouse and Library". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
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