Hansford County is named for John M Hansford, a Texas state congressman and judge.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Texas County, Oklahoma
E – Ochiltree County
W – Sherman County
Created: August 21, 1876
County Seat:
Hansford 1889 – 1929
Spearman 1929 – present
County Courthouse – Spearman
Location: 16 Northwest Court Street / Main Street
Built: 1930 – 1931
Style: Texas Renaissance
Architect: David S Castle of Townes, Lightfoot and Funk
Contractor: Kreipke Construction Company
Description: The building faces northwest and is a two story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Spearman. The building is a rectangular shape with the addition on the southeast side. The west front has stone trim around the entrance and windows above the entrance. In the interior, the courtroom is located at the center of the second story. The building houses the State District Court, Constitutional County Court and County Justice Court. The addition was constructed in 1958 and the architect for the addition was John P Merk and the contractor was Page & Richardson.
See: The architect, David S Castle of Abilene, designed courthouses in Borden County, Irion County, Mitchell County, Reagan County, Stephens County, Sterling County, Upton County and Winkler County, and the architect, William C Townes of Amarillo also designed the courthouses in Briscoe County, Castro County, Childress County, Hutchinson County, Parmer County, Potter County and Ward County, and in New Mexico in Colfax County and Quay County.
See: The 9th Administrative Judicial Region has a main office in Amarillo in Potter County.
History: The county was created in 1876 and Hansford was selected as the county seat in 1889 when the county was organized. The first courthouse was a one story brick structure built in Hansford in 1889. The county seat was moved to Spearman in 1929. The second and present courthouse was constructed in Spearman in 1931 at a cost of $41,449.
County Courthouse – Spearman
District Court courtroom
Photos taken 2007, 2016 and 2019
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