Motley County is named for Junius William Mottley, who was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence (error in name spelling).
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Briscoe County and Hall County
E – Cottle County
S – Dickens County
W – Floyd County
Created: August 21, 1876
County Seat:
Matador 1876 – present
County Courthouse – Matador
Location: 701 Dundee Avenue / Main Street
Built: 1947 – 1948
Style: Modern
Architect: Wyatt C Hedrick of Fort Worth
Contractor: BMFP Construction Company, a partnership composed of F O Bennett, W S Moss and H A Padgett, Jr. of Lubbock
Description: The building faces south and is a two story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on spacious grounds in the center of Matador. The building is rectangular with a recessed center section. There are yellow colored panels between the first and second story windows. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the courtroom is located on the second story.
See: The architect, Wyatt C Hedrick of Fort Worth also designed courthouses in Austin County, Brazoria County, Coke County, Comanche County, Kaufman County, Kent County, Walker County and Yoakum County.
See: The 9th Administrative Judicial Region has a main office in Amarillo in Potter County.
History: The county was created in 1876 and Matador was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was built in 1892 and burned in 1894. The second courthouse was constructed by John A White in 1894 and the building burned in 1944. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1947 to 1948 at a cost of $246,150.
County Courthouse – Matador
Courtroom
Picture 1894 County Courthouse
Photos taken 2014
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