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HANSFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE

County Seat - Spearman, Texas

Hansford County has had two courthouses:
1889 - Hansford
1931 - Spearman

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The 1931 Hansford County Courthouse, Spearman Texas
The 1931 Hansford County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2008

The Hansford County Courthouse

Date - 1931
Architect - David S. Castle of the architectural firm Townes, Lightfoot and Funk.
Style - Texas Renaissance
Material - Brick
Addition - 1958. Architect - John P. Merk

"Designed by David S. Castle of the architectural firm Townes, Lightfoot and Funk, Hansford County courthouse is the first and only courthouse ever built in the county seat of Spearman.

When the courthouse was built, the top floor housed a spacious sheriff's quarters and a dormitory for sequestered juries. The dormitory is now the commissioner's courtroom and the sheriff has since vacated, but the rooms still retain much of their original appearance." - Terry Jeanson, March, 2008

Hansford County Courthouse, Spearman Texas
The 1931 Hansford County Courthouse today
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2008


Hansford County Courthouse, Spearman Texas
Hansford County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo Courtesy TxDoT


Hansford County Courthouse entrance, Spearman Texas
Courthouse entrance
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2008


Hansford County Courthouse lamp post, Spearman Texas
Hansford County Courthouse lamp post
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2008


Hansford County Courthouse courtroom, Spearman Texas
The centrally located district courtroom on the top floor.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2008

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