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Dimmit County Courthouse
Carrizo Springs, Texas |
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1884 / Remodel - 1927 Architect - J. C. Breeding / Henry T. Phelps Photos: Robert Deering 9/3/2005 |
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1880
COUNTY NAMED FOR: Philip Dimmitt, one of the framers of the Goliad Declaration of Independence.
COUNTY SEATS: One - Carrizo Springs.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: The name of the town comes from the local springs of the same name, which were named by the Spanish for the cane grass that once grew around them.
COURTHOUSES: One - 1884
STANDING: One - 1884 courthouse built of stone. Originally an Italianate-style structure, the building was remodeled into a Classical Revival genera in 1927.
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 1884 Courthouse Before Modifications |
 1884 Courthouse After 1927 Renovation Texas DoT Photo 1939 |
RENOVATION: Complete - Rededication November 18, 2004
ADDRESS: 407 W Houston Street, Carrizo Springs, Texas