{"nrhp_refnum":"01001266","name":"Garza County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"300 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Post","county":"Garza County","state":"TX","lat":33.19105427000005,"lon":-101.38095082680593,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2001-11-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story reinforced concrete county courthouse veneered in brick and cast stone, at 300 West Main Street in Post, Garza County, Texas, built in 1923 to designs by Amarillo architect Guy A. Carlander.","why_significant":"The courthouse has been the center of county government for over 75 years. It reflects the county's prosperity during the cotton-driven boom of the 1920s, after the county was organized in 1907 around C.W. Post's agricultural colony. It is significant at the local level under Politics/Government.","narrative":"Built in 1923, the Garza County Courthouse in Post, Texas, is a three-story reinforced concrete building faced with brick and cast stone. Architect Guy A. Carlander of Amarillo gave it a classical, symmetrical form with Prairie School details, including decorative window glazing, cast stone medallions and light fixtures. Fred T. Bone Construction Company of Amarillo built it for $65,490, and the total cost, including the jail, came to about $81,026. The county government dates to 1907, when cereal manufacturer C.W. Post organized the county around his experimental farming colony. Earlier courthouses were temporary, and the 1923 building reflects the prosperity of the cotton-driven 1920s. It has served as the seat of county government for more than 75 years and remains in that use. Interior changes include a reduced courtroom and a converted third-floor jail, and doors were replaced in 1985. The exterior and corridors still retain much original character, supporting its local significance in politics and government.","period_of_significance":"1923-1951","architect_builder":"Carlander, Guy A., architect; Fred T. Bone Construction, builder","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Prairie School","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Still used as the county courthouse; interior altered in the 1970s and 1980s but exterior retains integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:24.024572-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/80/9720/40972080/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/01001266.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001266/b140b0e5b9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001266/b140b0e5b9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.5","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garza_County_courthouse,_Post,_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garza_County_courthouse,_Post,_Texas.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972080","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107320906"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/garza-county/garza-county-courthouse-01001266/"}