The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
Designed in a Brutalist Modern style and finished in smooth reddish stone or concrete. The prominent, nearly windowless upper levels slant inwards and are supported by rectangular columns that flare at the bottom. Inset below are glass curtain walls as well as solid elements.
Taylor County Courthouse (1972) is a courthouse in Abilene, Taylor County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 2 courthouses documented in Taylor County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 102 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.4464, -99.7334 near Abilene. The nearest cataloged historic site is 1915 Taylor County Courthouse (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Site of Curfew by John J. Clinton, Thornton's Store, Site of, and Taylor, Edward, James, & George.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302002664. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The current Taylor County Courthouse in Abilene, the county's fourth, was built in 1970-1972 to a Modern design by the Abilene architectural firm Tittle, Luther, Loving & Lee. The five-story pink-granite-and-concrete building has narrow pillars rising to an overhang above recessed glass walls. It stands across the street from the historic 1915 Classical Revival courthouse.
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