Winkler County Courthouse

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, October 25, 2012

1. Winkler County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Built in 1929-30 in response to the need for a larger courthouse after the discovery of oil in the county in 1926, this replaced a 1910 structure on the same site. Designed by architect David Castle, the four-story Classical Revival/Beaux Arts building features distinctive two-story classical columns, decorative double-door surrounds and transoms, and paired and triple windows on the second and third floors. A one-story addition was built in the 1950s.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1988

Erected 1988 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 5867.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 31° 51.406′ N, 103° 5.61′ W. Marker was in Kermit, Texas, in Winkler County. Marker was on East Winkler Street west of South Poplar Street (Texas Highway 18), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Kermit TX 79745, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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within 8 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Colonel C. M. Winkler (here, next to this marker); The Community Church (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Moorhead Cable Tool Rig (approx. 0.8 miles away); Kermit (approx. 1.1 miles away); Old Duval Townsite (approx. 2.3 miles away); Winkler County Discovery Well (approx. 7.9 miles away); Wink (approx. 8 miles away); Roy Orbison (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kermit.

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, October 25, 2012

2. Winkler County Courthouse Marker

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, October 25, 2012

3. Winkler County Courthouse Marker

Marker is at left side of photo.

Photographed By Brian Anderson, March 21, 2021

4. Winkler County Courthouse Marker

The marker is missing as of March 2021.

Winkler County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Kirchner, October 25, 2012

5. Winkler County Courthouse

Winkler County Courthouse (northwest view) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2013

6. Winkler County Courthouse (northwest view)

Winkler County Courthouse (window detail) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2013

7. Winkler County Courthouse (window detail)

Winkler County Courthouse (door detail) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2013

8. Winkler County Courthouse (door detail)

Winkler County Centennial Banner image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2013

9. Winkler County Centennial Banner

Winkler County 1910-2010 Centennial Banner, posted around the courthouse square and all around Kermit.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 622 times since then and 169 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Denton, Texas. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 23, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 4. submitted on March 25, 2021, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. 5. submitted on November 23, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on April 30, 2014, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.