Hutchinson County Courthouse
by Joan Carroll
Title
Hutchinson County Courthouse
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
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By the time I reached Stinnett in the Panhandle of Texas to see the Hutchinson County Courthouse, it was as midday as you can get and blazingly hot. Why they didn't plant more trees around the courthouse is a mystery to me! The courthouse looks a bit like some high schools I've seen but the marker on the lawn assured me I was at the courthouse. The historical marker was very helpful in getting me to pay attention to the architectural details which I might have glossed over. What is very interesting to me is the combination of somewhat classical-looking architecture ("Spanish Renaissance Revival" style with strictly local motifs (e.g., cut-stone depictions of oil rigs and ranching scenes). After checking out north, south, east and west facades, I headed for the nearest Toot N Totem for an ice cream bar! These are excerpts from the historical marker: "Hutchinson County, names for prominent judge and writer Anderson Hutchinson, was one of 54 counties created out of the district of Bexar in 1876 by the Texas Legislature. It was not until 1901 however, that the county was officially organized. That year a temporary county courthouse was erected in the county seat of Plemons...Stinnett replaced Plemons as Hutchinson county seat in 1926. The county courthouse was temporarily housed in an office building in downtown Stinnett in 1926 before this courthouse was erected in 1927 at a time of major oil discoveries in the area...The Spanish Renaissance revival style building also housed the county jail. It features brick construction with cut stone ornamentation, a 3-bay primary facade with grand entry bay, raised basement with end entries, metal sash windows and 2nd floor windows with round-arch stone lintels. Friezes at the east and west entrances of the courthouse depict the petroleum, farm and ranch, and cattle industries, historically the three principal commercial enterprises in the area."
FEATURED PHOTO, The Road To Self Promotion group, 7/12/15
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July 11th, 2015
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