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Crockett County Courthouse

Ozona, Crockett County

Marker Text

Built 1902. Second courthouse for county. American Gothic architecture, planned by Oscar Ruffini, San Angelo. Material is fine stone quarried nearby on Meyer and Couch properties. Cost $30,000. Early day community social center. Used for cowboy dances, box suppers, Christmas trees, roundup celebrations. In 1909 arc light was added to steeple, to signal sheriff and guide travelers to town. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966.

Marker Details

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Location Description on Avenue D, near corner of Avenue D and 11th Street, Ozona
Marker # 1111
Dedicated 1966
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code courthouses; design and construction; Gothic Revial (Architectural style)
Latitude, Longitude 30.712463, -101.19805

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