Mills County Courthouse (Texas)

The Mills County Courthouse, built in 1913, is an historic 3-story redbrick Classical Revival style courthouse building located at 1011 Fourth Street in Goldthwaite, Texas. Designed by San Antonio architect Henry Truman Phelps (1871–1944), it is Mills County's second courthouse and replaced the first courthouse built in 1890, which burned in 1912.[2][3]

Mills County Courthouse
Texas State Antiquities Landmark
Mills County Courthouse in 2008
Mills County Courthouse
Mills County Courthouse
Location1011 Fourth St., Goldthwaite, Texas
Coordinates31°26′59″N 98°34′10″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1913 (1913)
ArchitectHenry T. Phelps
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.00001359[1]
TSAL No.477
RTHL No.12916
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 2000
Designated TSALApril 18, 2002
Designated RTHL2002

The three-story building, made of brick with a cast stone basement, is the most prominent building in Goldthwaite.[4] On November 8, 2000, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Handbook of Texas online article on Goldthwaite, Texas
  3. Texas Escapes: Mills County Courthouse
  4. "Mills County Courthouse Narrative". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

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