Marker Inscription
This ornate doorway was main entrance of the three-story red sandstone courthouse built here in 1883. Carved into these columns are the names of architect J.E. Flanders, County Judge E.L. Walker, and three of four commissioners. The fourth was omitted because he objected to the cost of the construction. A large cistern at the rear of the building provided water for the town. When the oil boom of the 1920s attracted more people to this area, and the old structure was replaced by a larger courthouse in 1926, this portal was left as a reminder of the county's pioneer heritage. (1975)
About this site
Stephens County Courthouse is a historical marker in Breckenridge, Stephens County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Stephens County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 65 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7572, -98.9046 near Breckenridge. The nearest cataloged historic site is Walter Prescott Webb's Formative Years (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First National Bank Building, Old, Camp Breckenridge, C.S.A., and Gunsolus, Dr. Peter.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5429005111. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
