Archer County Courthouse and Jail

Archer County Courthouse and Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Archer County Courthouse and Jail
Location	Public Sq. and Sycamore and Pecan Sts., Archer City, Texas
Coordinates
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1891
Architect	Alonzo N. Dawson
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP Reference #	77001424
Added to NRHP	December 23, 1977

Archer County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse building on Public Square and Sycamore and Pecan Streets in Archer City, Texas.

Archer County was organized in 1880. The Romanesque style courthouse was built in 1891 and replaced a wooden courthouse from 1880. The building was designed by Alonzo N. Dawson of Fort Worth in Romanesque Revival style. The contract amount for construction was $32,500. The exterior walls of the courthouse are of brown sandstone obtained from a nearby quarry. Originally, the building was two-story and rising from the center of the courthouse was a massive octagonal tower, with four clock faces, terminated with a cupola. The tower was removed in 1928 and a third floor was added. The courthouse and jail were added to the National Register of Historic Places December 23, 1977.