Plainview courthouse - hard to see through the trees, and this was the best side! 1910.
Architect: H. A. Overbeck
This courthouse has a gorgeous dome, but the morning sun made it hard to capture! Plainview is a nice little town.
I swear this is the biggest grain silo in the country, it's GOT to be! En route to Tulia...
Tulia courthouse, 1962.
Architect: unknown
Saw a lot of action in 1999, when one rogue officer arrested 46 people ("Tulia 46"), most of whom were African Americans (10% of the town's African American population) in a drug sting. Eventually all were released and pardoned when it became obvious that the officer had no evidence and that the people were innocent.
Canyon courthouse, 1909, almost done being remodeled.
Architect: Robert G. Kirsch
This is NOT the current courthouse, which we didn't know upon our visit. We WILL return in the future! Canyon is a nice town, the University (West Texas State) museum is really good.
Old Amarillo courthouse, 1932.
You can see the jail on the top floors - it was used until 1990!
New (1986) Amarillo courthouse.
Architect: Hucker & Parge
Dumas courthouse, 1931.
Architect: Berry & Hatch
Here, we got a private tour from the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, Joe!
Dumas courtroom. County citizens take real pride in their courthouse!
Dalhart courthouse, 1922.
Architect: Smith & Townes
Dalhart is home of the XIT Ranch, the sale of which paid for the construction of the Texas State Capitol building, which is still the biggest in North America. At the time, the XIT Ranch was the largest in the world (3 million acres), in the biggest state in the union. Dalhart is a nice town.
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