The Crockett County Courthouse is a historic

courthouse A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...

built in 1902 at 907 Ave D, Ozona, Texas, United States. The Second Empire style building was designed by

Oscar Ruffini Oscar Ruffini (10 April 1858–18 January 1957) was an architect in San Angelo, Texas. He was the first civic architect in the city and was responsible for many buildings across West Texas in the last 20 years of the 19th century. Early lif ...

of San Angelo. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 1974."Crockett County Courthouse" ''Texas Historical Commission Atlas''
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Crockett County Crockett County is the name of two counties in the United States, both named for frontiersman and politician Davy Crockett: * Crockett County, Tennessee * Crockett County, Texas Crockett County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in th ...

was organized in 1891 and named after

Davy Crockett David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Re ...

. The first courthouse was a wood-frame structure built in 1891. The building served the county until 1902 when the present hand cut native limestone courthouse and jail were built. The estimated cost of the courthouse was $30,000 paid for by bonds issued by the county. In its first few decades of existence, the two-story structure also served as a

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for social events and weekly dances.

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* {{National Register of Historic Places in Texas County courthouses in Texas Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas Buildings and structures in Crockett County, Texas Second Empire architecture in Texas Texas State Antiquities Landmarks Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks National Register of Historic Places in Crockett County, Texas

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