The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
Originally constructed of dark brick with cast stone details in the Classical Revival style, and dramatically altered in 1955 when the original brick walls were covered in flat veneer panels and aluminum windows, creating a Modern style courthouse. The building consists of three masses with a taller central bay that features vertical fins and a rectilinear framed entry. The original aluminum windows have been replaced.
Gaines County Courthouse is a courthouse in Seminole, Gaines County, dedicated in 1955. It is one of 16 historic sites cataloged in Gaines County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 32.7185, -102.6444 near Seminole. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gaines County (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Gaines County, Seminole, and Gaines County Museum - Seminole Division.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302002814. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Gaines County Courthouse in Seminole took its present Modern form in a 1955 remodeling that enveloped an earlier 1922 courthouse designed by the Fort Worth firm Sanguinet & Staats. The extensive 1955 renovation, by Styles, Robert, Gee & Messersmith, refaced the building in limestone and concrete, leaving it largely unrecognizable from its earlier appearance. Seminole had been established as county seat with a courthouse built in 1906.
Sources: sanantoniorealestatelawyer.comcountyprogress.comloc.gov
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