Maverick County Courthouse (1971)

A landmark of the Texas-Mexico border area. Built 1884-85, during term of county Judge Thomas Lamb, on site chosen by citizens' committee, who donated $800 toward purchase of land from R.E. Moffit. Architects: Wahrenberger and Beckman, San Antonio. Contractor: A local builder, William Hausser (1847-1919). Courthouse and a jail were erected at total cost of $20,489. This was site of celebrated Dick Duncan murder trial, 1889. Duncan, accused of killing four members of a San Saba family he was escorting to Mexico, was convicted on evidence gathered by Sheriff W.N. Cooke and Texas Rangers Ira Aten and John R. Hughes. He was sentenced to death by district Judge Winchester Kelso. Duncan appealed to state and federal courts and gained national notoriety, but was hanged in the county jail on September 18, 1891, in the only capital execution ever carried out by Maverick county. Early jail was replaced in 1949. A fine example of Victorian design, with crenelation that suggests a fortress, the courthouse is a border structure with great architectural significance. The clock tower still holds its original E. Howard works and bell. Marker dedicated in September 1971 to commemorate centennial of the organization of Maverick county. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1971

Maverick County Courthouse is a historical marker in Eagle Pass, Maverick County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 13 historical markers documented in Maverick County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 20 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 28.7102, -100.5017 near Eagle Pass. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sumpter, Jesse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Maverick County, Maverick County Courthouse, and Eagle Pass C.S.A..

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5323003261. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.