Millican St., Sierra Blanca, Texas. County/parish: Hudspeth.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 21, 1975. NRIS 75001993.
1 contributing building.
The Hudspeth County Courthouse is located in the town of Sierra Blanca, the seat of Hudspeth County in the U.S. state of Texas. The courthouse was constructed in 1919 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The Texas Historical Commission (THC) has also designated the building as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark since 1962 and as a State Antiquities Landmark since 1981. The county is named for Claude Benton Hudspeth who served as a U.S. representative from El Paso and previously in both houses of the Texas Legislature where, as a member of the Texas Senate, he was influential in the county's creation.
The courthouse is located in Sierra Blanca's central commercial district and holds the distinction of being the only remaining Texas courthouse of adobe construction. The one-story building features a mixture of Spanish Eclectic and Mediterranean Classic Revival architecture.
The courthouse has received renovations over the years supported by federal and THC funding, and has served as a meeting place for local clubs and organizations.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972628