{"nrhp_refnum":"11000129","name":"Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"117 E Currie St","address_restricted":false,"city":"Garden City","county":"Glasscock County","state":"TX","lat":31.86530906300004,"lon":-101.48076732799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-03-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Politics/Government","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A courthouse square in Garden City, Glasscock County, Texas, containing the 1894 Old Courthouse and Jail, the 1910 Glasscock County Courthouse, and a 1937 Boy Scout House, plus a 1930 concrete water tower.","why_significant":"The nomination argues local significance under Criterion A for Politics/Government and Social History, and under Criterion C for Architecture. The buildings show the county's governmental development and three distinct architectural approaches: minimal Italianate, Classical Revival, and Rustic.","narrative":"Garden City's public square holds three historic buildings tied to Glasscock County's government and community life. The two-story Old Courthouse and Jail, built in 1894, is a small limestone building with corbelled parapets and segmented stone arches in a restrained Italianate manner. The 1910 courthouse, also of local limestone, has the form of a Greek temple, with pedimented porticos and Doric columns on all four sides. Edward C. Hosford is the architect of record, though records show Dallas architect Leslie L. Thurmon signed the contract documents on his behalf. A 1937 Boy Scout House of wood and boulder stone reflects the Rustic style. The 1910 courthouse is still used for county offices and courts, though later remodeling covered many interior finishes and replaced windows. The buildings are described as in good condition but needing restoration. They are recognized for their role in local government and social history and for their architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Edward C. Hosford (architect of record, 1910 courthouse, with Leslie L. Thurmon of Dallas involved in the design); Mutual Construction Company of Louisville, Kentucky (general contractor, 1910 courthouse)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Italianate; Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival; Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Rustic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Buildings are described as in good condition but in need of restoration. The 1910 courthouse remains in use as a courthouse, and the Boy Scout building remains in use as a clubhouse.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.660419-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/16/9721/40972116/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/11000129.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000129/4e7452cc53-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000129/4e7452cc53-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Texas.pics","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glasscock_County_Courthouse_Garden_City_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas.pics</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glasscock_County_Courthouse_Garden_City_Texas.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972116","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasscock_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5567144"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/glasscock-county/glasscock-county-courthouse-and-jail-11000129/"}