Marker Inscription
Constructed of stuccoed masonry and sheet metal in the Classical Revival style with Prairie style windows.
Courthouse
King County Courthouse Library (1914)
The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
About this site
King County Courthouse Library (1914) is a courthouse in Guthrie, King County, dedicated in 1914. It is one of 2 courthouses documented in King County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 6 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.6190, -100.3222 near Guthrie. The nearest cataloged historic site is King County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include King County Courthouse, Guthrie Cemetery, and Leo Roark.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302000139. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This building in Guthrie served as the King County courthouse from 1914 until 1982, when the county built a new courthouse and converted the older structure into a library. Designed by Fort Worth architect Ernest E. Churchill after the county's previous sandstone courthouse burned in 1914, the two-story concrete building is Classical Revival in style with Prairie-school influences. It was recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark in 1962.
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