Sutton County Courthouse
Sonora, Texas
 
 
     
 
 
 Completed - 1891
Architect - Oscar Ruffini
Photos: Robert Deering 1/25/2004
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1890

COUNTY NAMED FOR: Confederate officer John S. Sutton.

COUNTY SEATS: One - Sonora

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Charles G. (Charlie) Adams, a settler in the area, named the town site Sonora after a family servant from Sonora, Mexico.

COURTHOUSES: One - 1891

STANDING: One - 1891 Second Empire courthouse built of limestone.




1891 Courthouse
Texas DoT Photo 1939

RENOVATION: Complete - Rededication June 11, 2002.

ADDRESS: 300 E Main St, Sonora, Texas


1891 Sutton County Jail

Courthouse Annex