{"nrhp_refnum":"04000230","name":"1911 Kinney County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"501 S. Ann St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brackettville","county":"Kinney County","state":"TX","lat":29.31363527900004,"lon":-100.41779483599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-03-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story buff brick Beaux Arts county courthouse at 501 South Ann Street in Brackettville, Kinney County, Texas, completed in 1911 and designed by Dallas architect L.L. Thurmon.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A for politics/government as the political and symbolic center of Kinney County, and under Criterion C as a good local example of Beaux Arts architecture. It reflects the county's shift from a remote frontier to a more connected, sophisticated community. It is also the one courthouse in which Thurmon departed from his usual Classical Revival designs.","narrative":"Kinney County's 1911 courthouse is a two-story buff brick building in downtown Brackettville, topped by an octagonal domed clock tower and fronted by two octagonal corner turrets. Red brick quoins and bands of buff and red stucco decorate the exterior. It replaced an 1879 limestone courthouse next door, which had become outdated and too small as the county grew and gained rail connections. Unlike the first building, whose design was left largely to a mason, the second was planned by Dallas architect L.L. Thurmon, who designed several Texas courthouses. Most of his others are Classical Revival, but here he used a restrained Beaux Arts approach. The building is recognized for its architecture and for its role as the political and symbolic center of the county. Alterations include reduced or boarded windows, a new metal roof and removed chimneys, yet it keeps a high degree of integrity and remains in use as the seat of county government.","period_of_significance":"1911-1954","architect_builder":"L.L. Thurmon and Co, Architect, Falls City Construction Co","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Beaux Arts Classicism","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Continues to serve as the county courthouse and center of county government; original materials remain intact and in good condition, with alterations mainly to windows, the roof and chimneys.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.385725-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/88/9727/40972788/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/04000230.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000230/bfec62fe8d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000230/bfec62fe8d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Carol M. Highsmith","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Kinney_County_Courthouse_in_Bracketville,_Texas._It_was_built_in_1910_and_is_an_example_of_Beaux_Arts_Classicism_architecture_LCCN2014631286.tif\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol M. Highsmith</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Kinney_County_Courthouse_in_Bracketville,_Texas._It_was_built_in_1910_and_is_an_example_of_Beaux_Arts_Classicism_architecture_LCCN2014631286.tif"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972788","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109999960"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/kinney-county/1911-kinney-county-courthouse-04000230/"}