The prolific construction firm headed by William Martin (1844–1915) with a sucession of partners built about twenty county courthouses and many jails in Texas. Frequently the Martin firm also assumed the role of designing architect, as here. Built of rock-faced, cream-colored local sandstone, the three-story Richardsonian Romanesque–influenced courthouse features arched windows and entrance, engaged half-round towers, and a central tower with lateral turrets and spires. The forms are bold, but there is little ornamental detail. Like Mason’s courthouse square (LL12), this one is a double city block, extending east–west across the city grid. The courthouse was rehabilitated with funding from the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program.