Mills County Courthouse
Mills County Courthouse Mills County was formed in 1887, and citizens built a county jail in Goldthwaite the following year. In 1889, Goldthwaite was chosen county seat, and Oscar Ruffini designed the first courthouse; it served at this site from 1890 through 1912, when it was destroyed by fire. The county hired noted San Antonio architect Henry T. Phelps to design this courthouse, completed in 1913 by the Gordon-Jones Construction Company. Phelps chose the Classical Revival style for the three-story structure with basement, using a rectangular form, a central, ornamental pediment and fluted, engaged columns. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2002
31.4499° N, 98.5696° W
Where to Find It
Courthouse, 1011 Fourth Street
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi NW Confederate Veterans Memorial of Mills County Goldthwaite
- <0.1 mi E Mills County Goldthwaite
- <0.1 mi N The Old Town Well, Goldthwaite Goldthwaite
- <0.1 mi SE Mills County Jail Goldthwaite
- <0.1 mi E Goldthwaite Eagle Goldthwaite
- 0.2 mi W First Methodist Church of Goldthwaite Goldthwaite