{"nrhp_refnum":"12001002","name":"Jack County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"100 N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jacksboro","county":"Jack County","state":"TX","lat":33.220565700000066,"lon":-98.15830690999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-12-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story (plus basement) county courthouse at 100 N. Main Street in Jacksboro, Jack County, Texas, designed in 1939 by Voelcker & Dixon of Wichita Falls and completed in 1940.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A for serving as the center of Jack County government since 1940, and under Criterion C as an excellent example of Texas's early modern courthouses. It blends classical forms with modernistic ornament and retains a very high degree of exterior and interior integrity.","narrative":"Jack County Courthouse sits at the center of a square block in Jacksboro, Texas. Designed in 1939 by the Wichita Falls firm Voelcker & Dixon and finished in 1940, it is a three-story concrete building with a basement, clad in limestone with dark marble spandrels. Fluted pilasters, recessed window bays and a carved entablature give it the look of a simplified temple in the Modern Classical style. It replaced an 1885 stone courthouse that had deteriorated, and was funded by local bonds and a Public Works Administration grant. Eckert-Fair Construction of Dallas built it. Inside, original terrazzo floors with a map of the county, marble walls, plaster moldings, aluminum light fixtures, oak courtroom furnishings and an Otis elevator survive. The building has served as the center of county government without interruption, housing offices, courtrooms, records and, until recently, the jail. It is recognized for that government role and as an intact early modern Texas courthouse.","period_of_significance":"1940-1962","architect_builder":"Voelker & Dixon, architects; Eckert-Fair Construction, Builder/Contractor","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: Modern Classical","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as the county courthouse; the third-floor jail is no longer in use and its functions moved to a new building. The roof was replaced and the marble spandrels and limestone were cleaned in 2011.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.747741-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/50/9726/40972650/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/12001002.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001002/6b7a3d0898-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001002/6b7a3d0898-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Renelibrary","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JackCountyCourthouse1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Renelibrary</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JackCountyCourthouse1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972650","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54871441"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/jack-county/jack-county-courthouse-12001002/"}