Facts
📍 Region: Panhandle / City: Quanah
🗓️ Year Built: 1908 (Restored 2014)
🧑🎨 Architect: R. H. Stuckey
🏛️ Architectural Style: Classical Revival with Beaux Arts influences
💎 Unique Details: Notable design elements include Ionic columns, egg-and-dart molding, and carved stars, reflecting the influence of the Beaux-Arts movement on its Neoclassical design. Inside, the courthouse boasts original features such as mosaic tile floors, golden quartered oak furnishings, and over thirteen unique pressed metal ceiling designs—nearly a different pattern for each room. Adding to its unique history, bullet holes on the east façade—believed to result from a family feud-related court proceeding—serve as a tangible reminder of the region’s turbulent past
Why See It?
Built in 1908, it features elegant Beaux-Arts and Neoclassical design elements, intricate pressed metal ceilings, and rich original details like mosaic tile floors and oak woodwork. The building’s untouched character, colorful history—including bullet holes from a long-ago feud—and its recent restoration make it a fascinating stop for fans of architecture, Texas history, and small-town charm.
Nearby Highlights
Copper Breaks State Park – Features rugged canyons, scenic trails, and stargazing opportunities as one of Texas’s designated features rugged canyons, scenic trails, and stargazing opportunities.
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