History / Architecture
Atascosa County Courthouse: the only Mission Revival courthouse in Texas
The 1912 courthouse in Jourdanton is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Texas Historical Commission says it is the only Mission Revival courthouse still standing in Texas.
In 1910, Atascosa County voters moved the county seat to Jourdanton, a new railroad town. They hired San Antonio architect Henry T. Phelps to design a courthouse. The building was done in 1912–13. It is in the Mission Revival style. You can spot it by its curved parapets, tile roofs, covered arcades, arched openings, and iron railings.
Most Texas courthouses sit on a plain square block. This one is different. It sits on a circular plaza. That makes it one of the most striking county seat settings in the state. The Texas Historical Commission funded a full restoration through its Historic Courthouse Preservation Program. The building was rededicated on June 14, 2003.
The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1997. The Texas Historical Commission's Atlas database has the nomination file and historic records.
Source to confirm: Texas Historical Commission — Atascosa County Courthouse