Glasscock County is named for George Washington Glasscock, who was an early settler in the Austin area.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Howard County
E – Sterling County
S – Reagan County
W – Midland County
Created: April 4, 1887 
County Seat:
Garden City 1887 – present
County Courthouse – Garden City
Location: 117 East Currie Street / Main Street
Built: 1908 – 1909
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Edward Columbus Hosford of Atlanta, Georgia
Contractor: Mutual Construction Company Inc.
Description: The building faces west and is two story buff colored limestone, granite and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Garden City. The building has a raised basement. The west front has a large portico with four Doric columns rising to a wide pediment at the roof line. On the pediment is ornamentation. The building has porticoes on all sides, each of which is supported by fourDoric columns. The roof is hipped. In the interior, the first story is a cruciform plan with an entrance on each of the four sides. Three of the original fireplaces remain visible. The courtroom is located in the center of the second story and has a balcony and the original wooden stairs. The building houses the State District Court, Constitutional County Court and County Justice Court. To the northwest is the old two story stone jail which was used as the courthouse before the present building was constructed.
See: The architect, Edward Columbus Hosford of Atlanta, Georgia.. The courthouse is similar to the courthouse in Mason County.
Old County Courthouse / Jail – Garden City
Location: 117 East Currie Street / Main Street
Built: 1894
Style: Jail
Architect: L T Noyes.
Contractor: L T Noyes.
Description: The building faces south and is a two story buff colored limestone structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of the to the northwest of the courthouse. The south side of the square shaped building has a central entrance on the first story. The windows are arched and the roof line is flat. The building was used as a courthouse until the present courthouse was constructed.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Old County Jail / Courthouse
History: The county was created in 1887 and Garden City was selected as the county seat in 1893 when the county was organized. The first courthouse was built in 1984 and is still standing. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1909 to 1910 at a cost of $28,000.
County Courthouse - Garden City
Old County Courthouse / Jail - Garden City
Photos taken 2014