Dickens County | US Courthouses

Dickens County is named for J Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo

Created: August 21, 1876

County Seat:

Dickens 1876 – present

County Courthouse – Dickens

Location: 512 Montgomery Street / 5th Street

Built: 1892 – 1893

Style: Romanesque Revival

Architect: E L Aiken of Hardeman County

Contractor: W E L Aiken of Hardeman County

Description: The building faces west and is a two story buff colored course stone structure. The building is located on spacious grounds in the center of the city. The west front has a central entrance porch with two large arches and recessed entrance on the first story. Above the porch is a recessed section with large arched window. The windows are narrow and vertical. The roof line is flat with a wide concrete band. In 1936, the building was remodeled an addition added and the central tower removed by Nugent Construction Company of Spur.

Note: The cost of construction of the first and present courthouse was $19,475. The stone was brought from a quarry two miles northwest. The building originally had a central tower with domed cupola.

County Courthouse Annex – Dickens

Location: 512 Crow Street / 5th Street

Built: 2013 – 2015

Style: Modern

Architect: Komatsu Architecture of Fort Worth

Contractor: Collier Construction of Lubbock

Description: The building faces west and is a one story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on the east side of the courthouse in the center of the city. The entrance is located at the northwest corner with a recessed doorway and two large arches. The southwest corner has an arched windows. The roof line is flat. To the north is the ols stone County Jail. .

Courthouses:

N – Motley County

E – King County

S – Kent County

W – Crosby County