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Taylor County Courthouses
County Seat - Abilene, Texas

Taylor County has had four courthouses:
1972 (Abilene)
1914 (Abilene)
1883 (Abilene)
1879 (Buffalo Gap)

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Current Taylor County Courthouse, Abilene, Texas

The 1972 Taylor County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, May 2005

The Current Taylor County Courthouse

Date - 1972
Architect - Tittle, Luther, Loving, Lee.
Style - Modern
Material - Concrete and pink granite

Abilene Texas 1914 Taylor County Courthouse

"The 1914 Taylor County courthouse. The exterior needs a major overhaul, but the building is still in use today." - Terry Jeanson, January 2007 photo

The Third Taylor County Courthouse - Abilene, Texas

Location - Abilene, Texas
Date - 1914
Architect - George L. Burnett
Style - Classical Revival
Material - Brick

300 Oak Street, across the street from the current Taylor County Courthouse

Abilene Texas former Taylor County Courthouse old photo

The 1914 former Taylor County Courthouse
1939 photo courtsy TXDoT

The 1914 Taylor County courthouse in Abilene, Texas

The 1914 former Taylor County Courthouse
1930 post card courtesy of THC

1883 Former Taylor county courthouse and jail , Abilene Texas old photo

The 1883 Taylor County Courthouse
Post card courtesy THC

The Second Taylor County Courthouse - Abilene, Texas

Date - 1883
The 1883 courthouse strongly resembled the 1883 Shackelford County Courthouse in Albany. It was razed to make room for the 1914 courthouse.

Former Taylor county courthouse and jail , Abilene Texas old photo

An earlier image of the 1883 Taylor County Courthouse and jail
Photo circa 1900 courtesy texasoldphotos.com

The First Taylor County Courthouse - Buffalo Gap, Texas

Date - 1879
Location - Buffalo Gap, Texas
Architect - Martin, Byrnes & Johnston
Still standing in Buffalo Gap

1879 former Taylor County Courthouse and Jail, Buffalo Gap Texas

The first (1879) Taylor County courthouse and jail. This building is now part of the Buffalo Gap Historic Village in Buffalo Gap. - Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, May 2005

1879 former Taylor County Courthouse and Jail Historical Marker, Buffalo Gap Texas

Historical marker in front of the 1879 Taylor County courthouse in Buffalo Gap. Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, May 2005

First Taylor county courthouse courtroom, Buffalo Gap, Texas

The courtroom of the original Taylor County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Lexie Nichols & Jordan Gibson, August 2007

Cat Nap in first Taylor county courthouse, Buffalo Gap, Texas

A "cat nap" taken in the original Taylor County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Lexie Nichols & Jordan Gibson, August 2007

Jail cell in first Taylor county courthouse, Buffalo Gap, Texas

The interior of a jail cell in the courthouse
Photo courtesy Lexie Nichols & Jordan Gibson, August 2007

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