The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
Constructed of buff brick in the Moderne style with limestone details including a carved limestone band at the parapet and panels in the central bay. The entry is framed by a brick surround with a cast metal screen transom above the entry door.
Irion County Courthouse is a courthouse in Mertzon, Irion County, dedicated in 1937. It is one of 2 courthouses documented in Irion County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 12 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.2588, -100.8191 near Mertzon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dove Creek Battle (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Irion County, Irion County Courthouse (1901), and Sherwood Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302000132. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Irion County Courthouse in Mertzon was built in 1937 to the Art Moderne design of the David S. Castle Company, with partial funding from the Works Progress Administration. Its construction accompanied the move of the county seat from Sherwood to Mertzon.
Sources: livingnewdeal.orgtexasescapes.com254texascourthouses.net
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