Wood County Courthouse

The Texas legislature created Wood County in 1850 with Quitman as the county seat. The county first used a log courthouse on the south side of the square before building a two-story frame structure, which burned in 1878. The county’s third courthouse, designed by the noted F.E. Ruffini, was completed in 1884. It burned in 1924, and the county hired C.H. Leinbach of Dallas to design a new courthouse; Rice Construction Co. served as general contractor. The county added an annex in 1950, but the courthouse retains its Classical Revival style, with features including a grand stair with raised entry, a four column temple front, and a full entablature with dentil molding and pediment. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2003

Wood County Courthouse is a historical marker in Quitman, Wood County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 74 historical markers documented in Wood County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7958, -95.4520 near Quitman. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hogg, James Stephen (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Quitman, Quitman City, and Jones, J. H., and the Old Settlers Reunion Grounds.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013752. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.