{"nrhp_refnum":"04000228","name":"Roberts County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"301 E. Commercial St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Miami","county":"Roberts County","state":"TX","lat":35.694653860000074,"lon":-100.63591662499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-03-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick and reinforced concrete Classical Revival courthouse at 301 E. Commercial Street in Miami, the county seat of Roberts County in the Texas Panhandle, built in 1912-13 on a hilltop site.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A for its role as the center of government for Roberts County, and under Criterion C as an intact local example of a Classical Revival public building. It was designed by architect Elmer George Withers and retains a high degree of integrity.","narrative":"Roberts County Courthouse sits atop a grassy hill in the northeast part of Miami, in the Texas Panhandle. Built in 1912-13 to designs by architect Elmer George Withers, it is a three-story building of brick and reinforced concrete with Classical Revival details: symmetrical facades, limestone columns, pediments, balustrades, dentils and a recessed clay tile hipped roof. Inside, marble wainscots, mosaic tile floors, a monumental stair and an oak-trimmed district courtroom survive largely as built. It is the second courthouse for one of the least populous counties in Texas, replacing an earlier frame building. The building has been recognized for its role as the seat of county government and as an intact example of Classical Revival public architecture. Changes since 1913 include a suspended ceiling in the courtroom, aluminum entry doors, an elevator and an access ramp. Two monuments and a well house on the grounds are not counted as historic. The courthouse remains in use and in very good condition.","period_of_significance":"1913-1954","architect_builder":"Withers, Elmer George, architect; Bone and Parr Construction Company, builders","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals / Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as the county courthouse; in very good condition overall with a high degree of original material intact. Restoration planning has been under way since 1999.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.701923-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/9732/40973264/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/04000228.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000228/d98b898f50-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000228/d98b898f50-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Ammodramus","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roberts_County,_Texas,_courthouse_from_E_1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Ammodramus</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roberts_County,_Texas,_courthouse_from_E_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973264","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberts_County_Courthouse_(Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60743337"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/roberts-county/roberts-county-courthouse-04000228/"}